Signed Antique 18th Century German Tin Glazed Fayence Pottery Shaving Bowl

A fine antique German fayence (or faience) pottery shaving bowl.

Marked for Wallendorf.

In a white ground tin-glazed pottery richly decorated with blue, green, yellow and brown underglaze flowers and foliage.

With a cutaway to the rim for the chin.

Bearing an inscription around the rim that reads: “Wann ich mit meiner Schüssel komm, so denkt der Herr das Jahr ist rumm” which translates as “When I come with my bowl, the Lord thinks that the year is over”.

Simply a fine antique German Fayence shaving bowl!

Date:
18th Century

Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs.

Condition Details:
With some slight losses to the glaze at the corners of the rim. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

Marks:
Marked to the reverse with an underglaze W (possibly for Wallendorf).

Measurements:
Diameter: ca. 8 1/2 in.
Height: ca. 2 1/4 in.

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