Lot Essay
H. Havard, La céramique Hollandaise, l'histoire des faïences de Delft, Amsterdam, 1909, p. 158) illustrates a very similar plaque in the Collection Clainpanain, Lille, which may be the present lot.
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1750-1775, PROBABLY BY DE GRIEKSCHE A FACTORY
Details
A Dutch Delft yellow-ground square plaque with 'sample' or 'hundred antiquities' decoration
1750-1775, probably by De Grieksche A factory
Painted in colours with a central garniture of chinoiserie vases, the upper part with a large cuspidor (kwispedoor) flanked by teapots, the lower part with a flared vase flanked by two smaller cuspidors, the raised border with canted corners decorated with a continuous band of scrolls, the top pierced with two holes, minor usual glaze frittings to the raised edge
25.3 cm. (10 in.) x 25.3 cm (10 in.)
1750-1775, probably by De Grieksche A factory
Painted in colours with a central garniture of chinoiserie vases, the upper part with a large cuspidor (kwispedoor) flanked by teapots, the lower part with a flared vase flanked by two smaller cuspidors, the raised border with canted corners decorated with a continuous band of scrolls, the top pierced with two holes, minor usual glaze frittings to the raised edge
25.3 cm. (10 in.) x 25.3 cm (10 in.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 12 December 1995, lot 411.
With Aronson Antiquairs, Amsterdam, 1996, acquired by
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. I-20).
With Aronson Antiquairs, Amsterdam, 1996, acquired by
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. I-20).
Exhibited
London, The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair, 13 22 June 1996.
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