Lot Essay
Nowadays this kind of vases are often called 'hunting flasks' (jachtflesjes) because of the shape. In the 18th Century however, they were called flower flasks. Apparently this model is typical of Loosdrecht and was not made at any other European manufactory in that period. The earliest examples had no moulded decoration.
Virtually similar examples were sold in our Amsterdam Rooms, 6 June 1990, lot 300 (NLG 7,057.50).
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Virtually similar examples were sold in our Amsterdam Rooms, 6 June 1990, lot 300 (NLG 7,057.50).
See illustration