Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Lot 39
A Raeren stoneware silver-mounted jug, late 16th century
9 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £6,000
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
A Raeren stoneware silver-mounted jug, late 16th century
Of bulbous shape, the upper body with carved diaper pattern, the lower with moulded gadrooning, separated by a horizontal band of centrally placed male and female medallion and further ornate oval medallions with grotesque heads and classical portraits, the slender cylindrical neck with a centrally placed Bartmann and two further more exotic heads also set in oval cartouches, alternated by lozenge shaped medallions with floral elements and birds, the strap-handle with ornately curled terminal, the contemporaneous ornate silver cover with fleur-de-lys thumbpiece, putto finial and engraved decoration including a male portrait surrounded by flowering strapwork and the running text: AMOR VINCIT OMNIA IHS AVE MARIA GRACA (sic) [omnia vincit amor - ave maria grazia / love conquers all - hail Mary],
23.5cm high
23.5cm high
Footnotes
Provenance:
With Jan Dirven Antiquairs
