Live Auction 14963THE COLLECTOR: English and European Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramics & Silver
A PAIR OF STRASBOURG FAIENCE DUCK TUREENS AND COVERS
Lot 795 PROPERTY FROM THE ANNA-MARIA AND STEPHEN KELLEN FOUNDATION, NEW YORK

A PAIR OF STRASBOURG FAIENCE DUCK TUREENS AND COVERS

CIRCA 1750-1760, BLUE 1 TO THE BASE AND COVER OF ONE, BLUE 2 TO THE BASE AND COVER OF THE OTHER, THE MODELS BY J.-G. LANZ

Closed18 October 2017

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USD 100,000

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A PAIR OF STRASBOURG FAIENCE DUCK TUREENS AND COVERS
CIRCA 1750-1760, BLUE 1 TO THE BASE AND COVER OF ONE, BLUE 2 TO THE BASE AND COVER OF THE OTHER, THE MODELS BY J.-G. LANZ
Each with black and manganese plumage, with yellow webbed feet on mound base applied with flowers
13 ¼ in. (33.7 cm.) long

Specialist note

Compare the duck tureen and cover illustrated by Hans Haug, Les Faïences et Porcelaines de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, 1922, pl. XXI, ex. D, here described as a "Grand Canard servant de terrine, modèle de J.-G. Lanz. Peinture au naturel."