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Description: Stoneware, transfer, 1.0L, relief pewter lid or unlidded.
Artist: Elisabeth Friedrich (Munich, Germany)
Manufacturer: Rastal
The lid relief depicts Nanette Kaula (1812-1877) and is the third in a series taken from the Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties), thirty-six portraits of beautiful women gathered by Bavarian King Ludwig I in the southern pavilion of Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, where they remain on display today. Known at the time as “Munich’s loveliest Jewess”, Nanette was the daughter of a Munich banker and leader in the city’s Jewish community. Original portrait by court painter Joseph Karl Stieler.
Price Ranges
Lidded: $25-$40
Unlidded: $15-$25
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