Auction 68 · Lot 54
GERMAN PAINTED CERAMIC FIGURE.
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- $2,250
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Zizenhausen (Sitzenhausen), Alsace, 19th-century
Description
“Lydia wird vermählt,” by Anton Sohn. A (partial) printed German label affixed to the front. The father (first figure on the left) introduces his daughter to a prospective groom (second figure on the right), proposed by a matchmaker (figure on far right). 6.5 x 8 inches.
summary
For another, see W. Fraenger, Der Bilderman von Zizenhausen (1922), p. 30.