3710 - PLATE: Blankenburg/Bern, 1762 (Abraham Marti),

PLATE: Blankenburg/Bern, 1762 (Abraham Marti), In the mirror, against a checkerboard background, a couple is sawing apart a burning heart. Inscribed on the side and in the mirror: “Where 4 eyes and 2 hearts yearn for each other” and “My dear heart, think of me. Not a single hour goes by that I don’t think of you. A thousand sighs carried by the wind: I send them to you, my beloved child; you have found a place in my heart, and so I love you above all others” and “If your heart were like mine, then love would be everlasting, 1762.” Rim with a running dog Earthenware, white slip, polychrome underglaze brush decoration, and colorless glaze ø 32 cm Historically broken and repaired with wire clips. Hanging hole, small chips, and worn rims. Provenance: Purchased in 2008; private collection, Switzerland. Bibliography: Andreas Heege et al., Ceramics from Blankenburg. Abraham Marti (1718–1792), a Bernese Potter, Bern 2023, pp. 48 and 205, no. 42 (with illustration). Bidding starts: November 6, 2026, 6:00 p.m.