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For a tankard decorated with a very similar monogrammed cartouche below a crown see Friedrich H. Hofmann, Geschichte der Bayreuther Fayencefabrik, Augsburg, 1928, pl. 60.
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1752, BLUE B.P.F. MARK ABOVE THE DATE AND A. MARK BELOW
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A BAYREUTH (PFEIFFER FRÄNKEL) FAYENCE DATED ARMORIAL PEWTER-MOUNTED TANKARD (WALZENKRUG)
1752, BLUE B.P.F. MARK ABOVE THE DATE AND A. MARK BELOW
Painted in blue with two oval medallions one inscribed VIVAT above a double entwined MC monogram, the other with three loaves of bread, enclosed by a scroll-edged cartouche above an angel mask support and below a crown, flanked by figures emblematic of India and America amongst foliate sprays, the foot with a lappet border
10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) high overall
1752, BLUE B.P.F. MARK ABOVE THE DATE AND A. MARK BELOW
Painted in blue with two oval medallions one inscribed VIVAT above a double entwined MC monogram, the other with three loaves of bread, enclosed by a scroll-edged cartouche above an angel mask support and below a crown, flanked by figures emblematic of India and America amongst foliate sprays, the foot with a lappet border
10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) high overall
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