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Circular Dish

German
about 1750

Medium/Technique Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions Height: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.927
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware

DescriptionArmorial, blue and white molded circular dish, the central accollée quartered arms with crowned lion supporters flanked by foliate scrolls and elaborate diaper and scroll manteling surmounted by a crown, within a molded shell, scroll and foliate border. The arms are those of Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt and his wife Henriette Maria, Duchess of Modena.
Marks Marked in blue underneath
ProvenanceAnonymous. October 12, 1995, sale, Christie's, London, lot 257. Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger, New York