CIRCA 1715

Details

A BOTTGER BROWN STONEWARE BALUSTER COFFEE-POT AND COVER
CIRCA 1715
Modelled by Johann Jakob Irminger, of square section, the scroll handle with channelled sides and studded exterior, the curved square section spout issuing from a monster's jaws, a double-scroll support above, on a square stepped foot, the stepped domed cover with rectangular knop finial (small section broken from rim and repaired, very small section of scroll support restuck, minute chip to tip of spout)
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

See Malcolm Gutter, 'Through the Looking Glass: Viewing Böttger and other Red Stoneware' Keramik-Freunde der Schweiz, December 2001, nr. 114, pl. 2 for a coffee-pot of similar form but with an unpolished surface. The surface of the present lot, which has a rather satin like appearance, could have been sponged with an experimental glaze or lacquer trial.

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