German Faience Photos

Faience is a common white ceramic material used for vessels when higher cost porcelain is not practical or avaiable. This overview shows faience decorative styles used by German potters.

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Faience jug with pewter lid by workshop of Thomas Obermillner from Salzburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience triple pot with blue underglaze from Frankfurt at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience vase with five spouts painted blue Chinese-style scene from Ansbach at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience centerpiece with candle sockets from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Faience jug with pewter lid (c1680) by workshop of Thomas Obermillner from Salzburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience triple pot with blue underglaze (c1700) from Frankfurt at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience vase with five spouts painted blue Chinese-style scene (1710-30) from Ansbach at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience centerpiece with candle sockets (c1725) from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Faience inkstand from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Persian faience ewer in cobalt blue with metal spout & cover at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience narrow-necked jug with silver gilt mounts from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience tankard with pewter mounts from Dorotheental at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Faience inkstand (c1730) from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Persian faience ewer in cobalt blue with metal spout & cover (17thC) at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience narrow-necked jug with silver gilt mounts (c1715) from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience tankard with pewter mounts (1719) from Dorotheental at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Faience tankard with pewter mounts from Dorotheental at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience tankards with pewter mounts from Erfurt? at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience tankard from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience cooling basin from Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Faience tankard with pewter mounts (1719) from Dorotheental at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience tankards with pewter mounts (1730-50) from Erfurt? at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience tankard (c1765) from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience cooling basin (c1760) from Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Faience tureen in form of cabbage from Schrezheim?, Baden-Württemberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience tureen in form of boar's head from Strasbourg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience honey pot in form of bear raiding hive from Hanau at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience plate with merged coat of arms of married couple from Göggingen at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Faience tureen in form of cabbage (c1770) from Schrezheim?, Baden-Württemberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience tureen in form of boar's head (c1750) from Strasbourg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience honey pot in form of bear raiding hive (c1750) from Hanau at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience plate with merged coat of arms of married couple (c1750) from Göggingen at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Faience tureen with vegetable handle from Ludwigsburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience brown coffee pot painted with silver Chinese scene from Bayreuth at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.

Faience tureen with vegetable handle (c1760) from Ludwigsburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Faience brown coffee pot painted with silver Chinese scene (c1735) from Bayreuth at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.

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