Large European Majolica Pottery Embossed Pitcher Tavern

A spectacular 19th century European Majolica pitcher. Highly embossed on all side depicting scenes of town life. There is tavern scene of men and women drinking. There is another scene of a man and dog warming themselves over a fire along with a scene of two angles chasing a man on horseback and it looks like they are running him out of town – oh some where in the back of my mind I know exactly what this story is but I just can’t think of at the moment. The unusual handle appears to be a woman’s long hair or possible the tail of a horse with a hand grabbing it on the top.

Marked on the bottom with the impressed mark JM 17. I feel that even with the repair this was a very worthy majolica item – quite the rare example for the sophisticated collection. The interior of this pitcher is green and the exterior is in some fiery colors of purple, green, and a sort of amber color. It is truly magnificent! Condition: It is in good condition with a appears to be a professional repair to the right top side of the pitcher. It is priced accordingly because of the repair.

Measurements: Approx 12 ½” at highest with an overall 8