Featured My new favorite ceramic jug... please help :)

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by Erik Aunapuu, Dec 14, 2021.

  1. Erik Aunapuu

    Erik Aunapuu Well-Known Member

    Hey everyone! :)

    Please help me identify this stunning very large ceramic jug. Bought from a local antique shop in Estonia for few euros, but I think this is my absolute favorite jug from my collection. Even though there are few chips, it is still in great shape. Any information on this would be so highly appreciated.
    I know this dealer gets most of his stuff from Belgium, France and Germany so it must come from that region. It's about 23 cm (9 inches) high and capacity approx. 1,7 litres.

    I am so happy with it even without any information about it, but it would be great to know at least when it was made and where.


    Thanks in advance!


    Kind regards
    Erik

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  2. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Knee jerk is Italian.Very pretty.
     
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  3. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Looks Italian to me, sniped by johnny!
     
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  4. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    This is from Walter Del Pellegrino's book Italian Pottery Marks for Fantechi. Sadly he's no longer around to offer opinions on it.

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    Last edited: Dec 14, 2021
  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    but really....his memory and legacy....live on...right here !!!!:happy::happy::happy:;)
     
  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I'd have said Italian even without seeing the base.
     
  7. dude

    dude Well-Known Member

    A tin-glazed faience piece, I believe. Nice colors! Hmmm . . . What are those cherubim up to?

    Is the once-putto (putti) cherub simply disillusioned because he was about to blow his conch shell and got a trumpet blast to the face? I doubt that's what the artist had in mind, since these kind of cherubim depictions generally have deep symbolism.

    It seems the interaction reflects the doctrine or notion that the eternal--resurrection/judgement, etc.--will inevitably "trump" the worldly or carnal.

    Great piece, regardless of retail value!
     
    Last edited: Dec 15, 2021
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  8. Erik Aunapuu

    Erik Aunapuu Well-Known Member

    Thank you so much for sharing this. :) I am a bit smarter again. Researched their work, they have some amazing pieces. Happy to have this in my collection even though it's probably not very valuable.

    And thank you everyone else too for your input :)
     
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  9. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    It is lovely. I can see why you like it so much.
     
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