Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
German salt-glazed tankard , 17/18th century, of globular form with reeded neck and strap handle, the bulbous stoneware body decorated in cobalt blue with moulded fleur-de-lis design, height: 18.5cm. 7 1/4in.
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German stoneware tankards from the sevententh century were brought to America in large numbers on Dutch fur-trading ships. Shards of these popular vessels have been uncovered at seventeenth century sites in New York and New England.
German Salt-glazed Westerwald tankards from the 17th century were brought to America in large numbers on Dutch fur-trading ships. Shards of these popular vessels have been uncovered at seventeenth century sites in New York and New England.
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