Live Auction 13765A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation
A WESTERWALD STONEWARE ARMORIAL KRUG
Lot 169

A WESTERWALD STONEWARE ARMORIAL KRUG

1636, WORKSHOP OF JAN EMENS MENNICKEN

Closed15 December 2016

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GBP 1,750

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A WESTERWALD STONEWARE ARMORIAL KRUG
1636, WORKSHOP OF JAN EMENS MENNICKEN
The bulbous body applied with two oval medallions, each moulded with three coats-of-arms and an IE monogram above the date '1636', flanking a third medallion moulded with the Crucifixion and 'FK' monogram against a ground of scrolling foliage, above a lion supporter to each side, embellished in blue
13 ¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high

Purchased by William James prior to 1895 (photographed by Bedford Lemere & Co. at the entrance to the Tapestry Corridor).

Specialist note

The initials 'IE' are those of the potter Jan Emens Mennicken (1540-93) who took his moulds with him when he migrated from his former workshop at Raeren to the Westerwald region east of the Rhine. His workshop continued to use moulds with his initials for many years after his death. A similarly marked elaborate spouted jug, made two years before the potter's death, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, museum no. 805-1868.