A FAMILLE ROSE 'PRONK' BASIN

CIRCA 1738

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A FAMILLE ROSE 'PRONK' BASIN
CIRCA 1738
Richly enamelled with garlands of spring flowers suspended from scrollwork on purple, rose, black and turquoise trellis grounds, a row of scallop shells around the shoulder and in the interior a floral garland above four Oriental figures
18½ in. (47 cm.) wide

Lot Essay

This pattern, known as 'The Potentate', is one of the rarest amongst the group attributed to the Dutch artist Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759). Though not one of his four official commissions for the V.O.C., "The Potentate' relates closely both in detail and overall concept to 'La Dame au Parasol' and 'The Doctors'. A similar basin from the Doris Duke Collection was sold Christie's New York, 3 June 2004, lot 478.

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