Lot #: 178
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Very Fine Westerwald Stoneware Tankard with Horse Decoration, German origin, circa 1720, cylindrical mug with molded diamond pattern at shoulder and base. Midsection decorated with three applied and cobalt-highlighted medallions featuring rearing horses. Midsection further highlighted in purplish manganese slip. Banding at shoulder and base highlighted in cobalt slip. Hairlines in underside. Two hairlines from rim, measuring 2 1/4" 1 3/8". H 7".
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