Featured Figures on Clay Pot - Identification

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  1. Biju

    Biju Well-Known Member

    Hi All,

    Can anyone help identify the maker of this clay / stoneware pot? It's 4.75 inches tall.

    Thanks!
    Biju
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    Biju, Aug 16, 2022
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  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    The first guy reminds me of Flemish paintings of tavern scenes; the second made me think of commedia dell'arte. Taken together, looks like a message about how drink can make fools of men. Sides are like Greek theater masks. I'm sure there would have been one for a drunkard.
     
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  3. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    That impressed numbering style is often German or Austrian.

    @Any Jewelry on the costume!
     
    Ownedbybear, Aug 17, 2022
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Ditto.:)
    The one with the beer tankard, maybe from a Brueghel painting?
    The other one looks like Pulcinella from the commedia dell'arte. The Pulcinella character was adopted in other countries, under different names.
     
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  5. Biju

    Biju Well-Known Member

    Thanks for your input everyone. I see the themes you're referencing in the figures. I would really love to know the maker - I do agree that the mark looks German or Austrian. Hope somebody can help identify.
     
    Biju, Aug 17, 2022
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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Debora, Aug 17, 2022
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  7. Biju

    Biju Well-Known Member

    Is anyone able to identify the maker from the mark?
    TIA
     
    Biju, Aug 31, 2022
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  8. Biju

    Biju Well-Known Member

    Can anyone help identify the maker?
    TIA
     
    Biju, Sep 14, 2022
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  9. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Well, that pot is all kinds of fun!
     
    kentworld, Sep 15, 2022
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  10. Rclinftl

    Rclinftl Well-Known Member

    It looks like early Villeroy & Boch to me - the mark also looks reminiscent of a V&B hallmark - maybe that’s a starting point…
     
    Rclinftl, Sep 17, 2022
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  11. Biju

    Biju Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the lead, but the mark on mine seems to be an eagle depiction, while the early V&B one was a Mercury head? Thoughts?
     
    Biju, Sep 18, 2022
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  12. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

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