CIRCA 1736

Details

A FAMILLE ROSE 'DAME AU PARASOL' PLATE
Circa 1736
Enamelled after a design by Cornelis Pronk with a lady and her parasol-bearing attendant walking along a riverbank towards three water-fowl, below a band of delicate flower sprays alternating with blue enamel flowerheads in the well, and a wide band of puce rectangular cell-pattern reserved with cartouches of water-fowl alternating with panels of ladies, the underside with eight iron-red insects
9 in. (23 cm.) diam.

Provenance

With Aronson Antiquairs, Amsterdam, 1995, acquired by
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. J-174).

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

See footnote to Lot 417. Dr. C. Jörg informs us that records show that only three famille rose dinner services with this design were ordered; this design is more commonly found in the Chinese Imari palette.

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