14 - Rare stoneware pitcher, wheel-thrown, stamped, and glazed in black and white on a gray background, featuring a stylized floral design, cherub heads, alternating two-tone knobs adorned with small medallions, a beaded frieze, and yellow fillets. The pewter lid with a scalloped rim features an elegant floral relief design and a thumbhole shaped like a winged cherub’s head.

Rare stoneware pitcher, wheel-thrown, stamped, and glazed in black and white on a gray background, featuring a stylized floral design, cherub heads, alternating two-tone knobs adorned with small medallions, a beaded frieze, and yellow fillets. The pewter lid with a scalloped rim features an elegant floral relief design and a thumbhole shaped like a winged cherub’s head. Germany, Saxony, Freiberg, third quarter of the 17th century; lid attributed to Samuel Günter (active in Freiberg between 1659 and 1682) H.: 21 cm (Minor imperfections) The shape and black-and-white enamel decoration of this pitcher are characteristic of Freiberg production in the 1660s–1680s. This light gray tone was developed by potters beginning in 1670. The Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin holds a pitcher of identical shape and decoration, with a pewter lid by the same potter (inv. no. M2440) (fig.). Freiberg mugs and pitchers frequently feature a cast and chiseled pewter lid with floral decoration, made in the workshop of pewterer Samuel Günter.