TWO DUTCH DELFT (DE GRIEKSCHE A) BLUE AND WHITE OBELISKS

CIRCA 1700, BLUE AK MARKS FOR ADRIAEN KOCKS

Details

TWO DUTCH DELFT (DE GRIEKSCHE A) BLUE AND WHITE OBELISKS
Circa 1700, blue AK marks for Adriaen Kocks
Each with tear shaped finial, the sides painted with Chinoiserie birds and flowers, the lower portion moulded with scallop shells, on flaring square foot, the one panels, one also with peacocks and with winged putti hunting, insects at the angles of the base
14in. (36.2cm.) high (2)

Provenance

With Jacob Stodel, London, no. 281 (left in the photo)
With Armin B. Allen, New York (right in the photo)

Lot Essay

The present matched pair of obelisks are from a class of wares almost always found in pairs, with AK marks and decorated in the Chinese taste. Cf. Jacob Stodel, The Splendour of Delftware, Exhibition Catalogue, London, 1993, no. 19 for a similar pair.