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A very rare Ansbach ornithological jug sent to the Reverend De Mol at Loosdrecht, circa 1773 image 1
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Lot 193

A very rare Ansbach ornithological jug sent to the Reverend De Mol at Loosdrecht, circa 1773

14 June 2017, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £687.50 inc. premium

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A very rare Ansbach ornithological jug sent to the Reverend De Mol at Loosdrecht, circa 1773

The porcelain Ansbach, the painting of the mark attributed to L.V. Gerverot in Schrezheim, the large cockerel portrayed in a naturalistic setting, scattered flowers surrounding the central scenes, the double entwined handle picked out in gilding, 10cm rampant lion in overglaze-blue to the base of both cup and saucer, faint Ansbach mark in underglaze-blue under the rampant lion mark (losses to gilding, faint discoloured scratch)

Footnotes

A plate with a similar lion mark in blue enamel over an Ansbach mark in underglaze-blue is illustrated by A.L. den Blaauwen, Loosdrechts Porselein 1774-1784 (1988), no.275. A teapot of Ansbach shape but apparently unmarked (no. 274) shows the same mark. Another tea-kettle with ormolu mounts and wooden handle is in the collection of Kasteel-Museum Sypesteyn, Loosdrecht.

For a discussion of this rare piece see the footnote to a cup and saucer from the same service sold in these rooms, 14 December 2016 lot 141.

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