CONTINENTAL CERAMIC DRINKERS / SPIRITS FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF FOUR

CONTINENTAL CERAMIC DRINKERS / SPIRITS FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF FOUR (image 1/[null])
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CONTINENTAL CERAMIC DRINKERS / SPIRITS FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF FOUR, comprising one depicting Gambrinus, the King of Hops, featuring grey-bearded figure raising a frothing mug, with robe and crown, one featuring a man emerging from a barrel and holding a frothing mug, two bust-form examples holding a stein including one holding a cigar and one with a pipe. Marks to underside include "BB", "JM", and various numerals. Bernard Bloch, Bohemia; Johann Maresch, Austria or Czechoslovakia. Fourth quarter 19th/early 20th century. 12 1/2" HOA.Literature: Horowitz - Figural Humidors, Mostly Victorian, Gambrinus p. 93, fig. 413. Condition Smaller bust undamaged; Gambrinus having chip to hand and some scattered glaze flakes; figure in barrel having some professional restoration including raised arm, neck, and interior flange on top; larger bust having moderate professional restoration to base including mug reattached, two shallow chips to white shirt front; each having some scattered glaze wear/losses.
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