A Dutch Delft blue and white plate from the 'Zodiac' month series
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A Dutch Delft blue and white plate from the 'Zodiac' month series

1700-1725, WITH DE WITTE STARRE MARK

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A Dutch Delft blue and white plate from the 'Zodiac' month series
1700-1725, WITH DE WITTE STARRE MARK
Painted with a homely scene of a large party in conversation, further with a fireplace and a cellar with barrels, the upper part with a cloud caption enclosing Pisces emblematic of 'February'
26.4 cm. diam.
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Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

See M. van Aken-Fehmers and L. Schledorn, Delfts aardewerk, geschiedenis van een nationaal product, Volume II, Zwolle, 2001, p. 250 for a discussion and ill. 2 for a similar plate.

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