{"product_id":"1600-bellarmine-bottle-triple-sun-medallion","title":"17th Century Bellarmine Bottle, 3 x Sun Medallion","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn end of the 16th - early 17th-century German Rhenish salt-glazed stoneware Bellarmine jug (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBartmannkrug\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Frechen or Cologne.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf a globular form, with a long narrow tapering neck. The neck is decorated with a particularly well-defined and naturalistic bearded mask. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe rounded body is ornamented with three applied circular medallions, each depicting a stylised sunburst with a lion or human face at its centre, enclosed within a raised circular border. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA handsome example of early Rhenish stoneware, distinguished by its expressive bearded mask, repeating sunburst decoration and attractive variation in glaze colour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Frechen or Cologne, Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Circa 1600\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Restoration around the top of the neck and to the handle. Slight firing collapse to the shoulder where another vessel has knocked it in the kiln.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK shipping included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique Ceramics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64998746718585,"sku":null,"price":670.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3713\/8297\/files\/16th-17th-century-german-salt-glaze-bellarmine-bottle-frechen-sun-1.png?v=1793007731","url":"https:\/\/antiqueceramics.co.uk\/products\/1600-bellarmine-bottle-triple-sun-medallion","provider":"Antique Ceramics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}