Vessel for spices

In shape of a boat, its helm is formed as a dolphin. A man with white hat and jacket, black scarf and yellow trousers is sitting at the boat next to the helm. The dolphin is painted in grey and iron-oxide red, the boat is brown. The fish tail chipped. Without mark. Straßburg or Frankenthal, around 1755. Literature: Auktionskatalog Hans W. Lange, Wertvolles Kunstgewerbe, Berlin, 19.-21. Mai 1941, S. 170. Nr. 834 (DOI: external link)