CIRCA 1735

Details

A GRISAILLE-DECORATED 'DUTCH WATERFRONT' TEABOWL AND SAUCER
CIRCA 1735
Finely decorated en grisaille with three figures in a boat rowing along the river in front of tall buildings, one of which has a bell-tower above its entrance, on the near-bank of the river two figures are watching the boat, and another about to cross a bridge, all within a narrow gilt band at the rims
the saucer 4½ in. (11.5 cm.) diam.

Provenance

K. Main nos. M42 and M43
Purchased from Cohen & Pearce.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

See the pattipan with this design, illustrated by Hervouët and Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, Paris, 1986, p. 238, fig. 10.1, where the authors comment that Clare Le Corbeiller has suggested that the pagoda-like tower, the courtyard with veranda and the mask on the front of the boat would indicate that this scene could be a view in Batavia. It is interesting to note that the same scene is used in a border cartouche on one of the armorial services for Valckenier; Adriaan Valckenier lived in Batavia from 1715 and was Governor General of the V.O.C. from 1737-1741.

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