A large stoneware Bellarmine jug or Bartmannskrug late 16th century

A large stoneware Bellarmine jug or Bartmannskrug late 16th century, the bulbous body with three relief-moulded medallions enclosing a heart-shaped panel with the initials NI beneath foliate scrolls, with smaller roundels and a bearded mask to the neck, dabbed with splashes of cobalt blue, some chipping, a small drill hole, 42cm.

Provenance: The Adler Collection, Sotheby's, 24th February 2005, lot 110. Further labels seemingly relating to the Baer Collection.