A GERMAN FAYENCE BLUE AND WHITE PEWTER-MOUNTED CYLINDRICAL TANKARD (WALZENKRUG)

A GERMAN FAYENCE BLUE AND WHITE PEWTER-MOUNTED CYLINDRICAL TANKARD (WALZENKRUG)
1745-47, BAYREUTH (BAYREUTH-FRÄNKEL-SCHRECK), BLUE BFS MARK
Painted with the Madonna of Mercy and child with rosary, above clouds and winged cherub masks in a sun-burst, flanked by stylised flowers, between concentric lines, the hinged pewter cover with ball thumb-piece inset with a medallion depicting the Nativity
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high