Lot 401:
Vintage German Relief-Moulded Lidded Punch Bowl with Rhine Castle Medallions and Fox Handles
Description
A German relief-moulded lidded punch bowl, known as a Bowle, of traditional form. The vessel is constructed from salt-glazed stoneware with a cobalt blue and cream finish. The body is decorated with circular medallions depicting various Rhine castles in relief, including one clearly inscribed Marksburg. Between these medallions are relief-moulded scrolling grapevines and clusters of grapes. The base of the vessel is inscribed with the relief text …sonnenschein duftende Aue. Two handles are sculpted in the form of three-dimensional foxes. The matching lid is topped with a figural finial depicting a bearded figure seated upon a barrel and holding a drinking vessel. The interior is finished with a smooth cream glaze. No maker’s mark or country-of-origin mark is visible in the provided photographs.
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