Antiker Zunftkrug „Ökonomie“, 1. H. 20. Jh.

White porcelain with polychrome painting and pewter mount; lidded tankard on a multi-curved, profiled foot with elongated body, plastically articulated by vertically projecting longitudinal sections; impressed base lithophane to the interior depicting a couple seated on a bench; hinged pointed lid to the reverse with floral decoration, Pir-shaped finial and moulded thumbpiece, inscribed “Alois Kelch” along the rim; to the display side a genre scene depicting various farmers at work with artist’s monogram “G.B.”, framed by the motto “Hoch lebe die Ökonomie”, furthermore inscriptions “Gott segne unsern Fleiss (?)” and “Das schönste Wappen auf der Welt ist der Pflug im Ackerfeld”, above “Des Morgens wenn der Tag anbricht, zu Gott ich mein Gebet verricht, Dann spann ich meine Pferde an, und fahre wie ein Ackersmann”, beside it capacity mark “0,5 L”; age-related signs of use; height: ca. 25.3 cm; weight: ca. 952 g.

Estimate:£50.14

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