Lot Essay
See Lunsingh Scheurleer, p. 305, no. 334 for an identically decorated butter-tub, cover and stand.
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PROBABLY DE GRIEKSCHE A, CIRCA 1700
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A DUTCH DELFT DORE SAUCEBOAT AND A PLATTER
PROBABLY DE GRIEKSCHE A, CIRCA 1700
The sauceboat of serpentine lozenge shape with everted scalloped mouth and angled bracket handles, pouring spouts centering each long side, painted in iron-red and turquoise and enriched in gilt with 'Hana Kago' decoration alternate with a fisherman reserved within a gilt medallion on a ground of overlapping iron-red striated leaves, the scalloped rounded rectangular platter from the same service, decorated en suite and serving as its stand
9½ in. (24.3 cm.) long, the platter (2)
PROBABLY DE GRIEKSCHE A, CIRCA 1700
The sauceboat of serpentine lozenge shape with everted scalloped mouth and angled bracket handles, pouring spouts centering each long side, painted in iron-red and turquoise and enriched in gilt with 'Hana Kago' decoration alternate with a fisherman reserved within a gilt medallion on a ground of overlapping iron-red striated leaves, the scalloped rounded rectangular platter from the same service, decorated en suite and serving as its stand
9½ in. (24.3 cm.) long, the platter (2)