Lot #: 172
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Three German Stoneware Mugs, Westerwald and Muskau origin, 18th and 19th centuries, one with elaborate incised decoration and pewter lid depicting "WITTELSBACHER PALACE IN MUNCHEN"; another with similar incised decoration and pewter lid depicting "BAVARIA IN RUHMESCHALLE"; and a third with applied floral and foliate motifs flanking an applied letter "R", above a heavily-scored body, with pewter lid. Restoration to tallest mug. Shorter cylindrical mug in excellent condition. Ovoid mug a few chips to rim area and a small tear to lid. H (of tallest) 9 1/4".
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