H. Pfau, Winterthur (Switzerland); David Sulzer, 1706
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H: Pfau
Winterthur
[The Pfau (="peacock") family of Wintherthur, Switzerland, were notable 17th- and early 18th-century potters, oven-makers and -painters. Five of its members active in their craft were named Hans Heinrich: Hans Heinrich I (1559-1636), Hans Heinrich II (1598-1673), Hans Heinrich III (1642-1719), Hans Heinrich IV (1672-1714), and Hans Heinrich V (fl. 1702-1740?). Cf. their entries in Schweizerisches Künsterlexikon (Frauenfeld: Huber & Co., 1905-1917), 2. Bd., p. 539f; cf. also the entry for the Pfau family in the online SIKART Lexikon und Datenbank zur Kunst in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein.]
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Davidis Sulzeri. 1706.
["Der beste Winterthurer Ofenmaler des 18. Jahrhunderts war David Sulzer (1716-1792). Er weist in reiner Blumenmalerei, in stilisiertem Blumenornament, in kleinen Landschaften auf Wege, die den ausschliesslichen Ofenschmuck seit der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts ausmachen sollten." -- M. Lüthi, Bürgerliche Innendekoration des Spätbarock und Rokoko in der deutschen Schweiz (Zürich: Art. Institut Orell Füssli, 1927), p. 43 (citing an article by a Dr. Hafner in Winterthurer Neujahrsblatt 1876).
Sulzer is also mentioned in A. Jacquemart, History of the Ceramic Art, tr. B. Palliser (London: Sampson Low et al., 1873), p. 490, and an example of his work in collaboration with potter Ottmar Vogler of Elgg is briefly described in B. Bucher, ed., Geschichte der Technischen Künste, 3. Bd. (Stuttgart: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1893), p. 478.]
Getty records a David Sulzer 1685-1762 , a Swiss stove painter
Penn Libraries call number: GC5 C4534 542d
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H. Pfau, Winterthur (Switzerland); David Sulzer, 1706
Inscription at head:
H: Pfau
Winterthur
[The Pfau (="peacock") family of Wintherthur, Switzerland, were notable 17th- and early 18th-century potters, oven-makers and -painters. Five of its members active in their craft were named Hans Heinrich: Hans Heinrich I (1559-1636), Hans Heinrich II (1598-1673), Hans Heinrich III (1642-1719), Hans Heinrich IV (1672-1714), and Hans Heinrich V (fl. 1702-1740?). Cf. their entries in Schweizerisches Künsterlexikon (Frauenfeld: Huber & Co., 1905-1917), 2. Bd., p. 539f; cf. also the entry for the Pfau family in the online SIKART Lexikon und Datenbank zur Kunst in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein.]
Inscription at foot:
nunc
Davidis Sulzeri. 1706.
["Der beste Winterthurer Ofenmaler des 18. Jahrhunderts war David Sulzer (1716-1792). Er weist in reiner Blumenmalerei, in stilisiertem Blumenornament, in kleinen Landschaften auf Wege, die den ausschliesslichen Ofenschmuck seit der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts ausmachen sollten." -- M. Lüthi, Bürgerliche Innendekoration des Spätbarock und Rokoko in der deutschen Schweiz (Zürich: Art. Institut Orell Füssli, 1927), p. 43 (citing an article by a Dr. Hafner in Winterthurer Neujahrsblatt 1876).
Sulzer is also mentioned in A. Jacquemart, History of the Ceramic Art, tr. B. Palliser (London: Sampson Low et al., 1873), p. 490, and an example of his work in collaboration with potter Ottmar Vogler of Elgg is briefly described in B. Bucher, ed., Geschichte der Technischen Künste, 3. Bd. (Stuttgart: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1893), p. 478.]
Getty records a David Sulzer 1685-1762 , a Swiss stove painter
Penn Libraries call number: GC5 C4534 542d
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