Tag: Abraham Helmhack

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Abraham Helmhack and the Art of the Nuremberg Hausmaler

Written by PV on March 6, 2026. Posted in European Ceramics, Expert Knowledge, Faience.

Nürnberger Hausmalerkrug signiert „AH“ um 1680 Nuremberg Hausmaler Faience Jug signed “AH” c. 1680 Polychrome decoration by Abraham Helmhack, H. 29 cm Before the establishment of Nuremberg’s own faience manufactory in 1712, the city’s Hausmaler sourced their wares from Delft in the Netherlands, and subsequently from the German faience centres at Hanau and Frankfurt. The attribution of the ceramic body in this jug is most probably Hanau. Characteristics of Polychrome Decoration The jug shown here exemplifies all the hallmarks of Helmhack’s...

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Holy Family under Palm Tree

Written by PV on February 23, 2025. Posted in European Ceramics, Expert Knowledge, Faience.

Hausmaler Jug Abraham Helmhack ca. 1680 Pear-Shaped Jug with the Holy Family under a Palm Tree Faience: Hanau (attributed) Decoration: Blue painting with a little Schwarzlot Abraham Helmhack (signed), Nuremberg, ca. 1680/90 H. 19.8 cm (with mounts: 23.4 cm) Pear-shaped body, cylindrical neck, grey-white glaze. Light blue muffle-fired decoration, some leaves in schwarzlot. Roundel with the Holy Family resting on the Flight to Egypt (Matthew 2, 13-15). Mary with the child in her arms is resting in the shade of a palm tree;...

Hausmalerkrug | Abraham Helmhack

Written by PV on July 3, 2015. Posted in Expert Knowledge, Faience.

Nürnberger Fayence Hausmalerkrug von Abraham Helmhack um 1690 Nürnberger Hausmalerkrug von Abraham Helmhack um 1690 – H. 24 cm Weiß glasierter Birnkrug aus der Frankfurter oder Hanauer Manufaktur, mit leuchtend bunten Muffelfarben bemalt.Auf der Schauseite rundes Medaillon, gerahmt von Rosenzweigen mit drei großen roten Blüten.Im Bildfeld die stimmungsvolle Darstellung eines wandernden Bauern mit seiner Frau und vorausspringendem Hund in einer weiten hügeligen Landschaft an einem Flußlauf gerahmt von großen Bäumen und Felsen im Hintergrund. Die Silbermonierung ist...