Strasbourg - Tortoise with trompe l'oeil - Manufacture Paul Hannong, about 1750-1754 - SOLD
Rare Strasbourg earthenware terrine depicting a tortoise with natural polychrome decoration. She is resting on four legs apart, head erect on a green painted terrace. The shell is treated in ocher and manganese - Paul Hannong Manufactory - Eighteenth century - 1750-1754
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Rare Strasbourg earthenware terrine depicting a tortoise with natural polychrome decoration. She is resting on four legs apart,
head erect on a green painted terrace. The shell is treated in ocher and manganese.
Lid redone in wood with a snail shaped grip.
Cracks in the bottom of with a staple, chips (see photos)
High with the lid: 15 cm - Length: 25 cm
Paul Hannong Manufactory.
Eighteenth century - 1750-1754
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