Lot Essay
The Chinese porcelain painters seem to have incorporated at least this design by Cornelis Pronk into their decorative repetoire. See Christie's New York, 23 January 2002, lot 73 for another example
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CIRCA 1745
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE PLATES
Circa 1745
Each with a scene reminiscent of the Pronk parasol pattern, with a lady standing in a garden shaded by a tasselled parasol held by her attendant, but this lady gazing at pheasants in a fenced peony garden instead of waterbirds beside marsh grasses
9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) diam. (2)
Circa 1745
Each with a scene reminiscent of the Pronk parasol pattern, with a lady standing in a garden shaded by a tasselled parasol held by her attendant, but this lady gazing at pheasants in a fenced peony garden instead of waterbirds beside marsh grasses
9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) diam. (2)