Hanau repro or Augsburg Bowl?

[admin]

Hi,
Handmade piece, unfamiliar with the marks. I'm assuming it is a Hanau reproduction rather than an early Augsburg piece, but would like to hear other opinions.
Thanks, Tom

[dinio]

Hi,
Even is the left mark looks like the town mark for Augsburg 1779-1781, and the middle mark looks like the mark attributed either to Johann Bartermann (1741-1782) or to Johann Busch (1748-1794), the mark on the right (NRS) is the mark of Ludwig Neresheimer.

Therefore it is certainly an Hanau production.
Hope this helps.
Dinio

[admin]

Dinio,
Many thanks for the ID. I will be adding the mark to our upcoming section on Hanau marks which should be ready by mid April.

Regards, Tom

[kerangoumar]

Tom

even leaving aside stylistic considerations, the metal looks too new, too even, too "pretty" and the marks are too new-looking. everything is "too" whatever. moreover the city mark doesn't look like the old city marks that are posted on the pre-1886 page.