Rare late 17th century William & Mary Royal Commemorative Westerwald Rhenish salt glazed stoneware krug, circa 1688-1695, with ribbed cylindrical collar over bulbous body moulded in relief with flowering plants framing an octagonal portrait of Queen Mary, with legend ‘MARIA D.G. MAG. BRIT. FRANC ET HIB. REGINA’, 13cm high Literature: See. Steinzeug, Kunstgewerbemuseum Cologne, 1986, fig. 578 for a similar medallion. Provenance: sold with old handwritten note “South Kensington Museum Room 137 Centre against North wall. Westerwald Stoneware Will III about 1700 Exhib 3752-1901”, referencing a companion example in The Victoria & Albert Museum with matching stock number. The grandfather of the current owner’s husband was an auctioneer in Finchley circa 1900 and may have acquired it around this time (Ex. Inf. Vendor). Condition: General dirt to rim, handle and highpoints. Faint hairline across base. - **General condition consistent with age