the widely flared sides rising from a short foot, covered overall with a deep copper-red glaze suffused with crackles, save for the base applied with a crackled beige glaze

Collection of Gustav Detring (1842-1913) or Constantin von Hanneken (1854-1925), and thence by descent. 

The bowl with an approx. 13 cm long crescent shape section broken out. The two pieces forming the missing section are packaged and accompany the bowl. The rim with several small chips some with associated hairline cracks. The surface with wear and some pitting.
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