A Gmunden Austrian fayence polychrome pewter-mounted dated biblical baluster jug
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A Gmunden Austrian fayence polychrome pewter-mounted dated biblical baluster jug

1781

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A Gmunden Austrian fayence polychrome pewter-mounted dated biblical baluster jug
1781
Birnkrug, decorated in yellow, manganese-red, green and blue, depicting Christ on the cross above a chalice, to the background the stylized townscape of Jerusalem, to His right S.PAULUS with his attributes book and sword, to His left S.ANTONIUS as a Franciscan monk kneeling in front of an altar and holding the Christ Child, with bands of lozenges alternating almonds to neck and base, inscribed A.1781.W beneath the double string strap handle with blue hatches and a yellow rib, connected to the hinged flat raised cover with a shell thumb piece (loss to the handle)
28 cm. high
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