Lot Essay
An identical example to the 'Liberty and Matrimony' saucer is illustrated in Hervouët and Bruneau, op. cit., p. 90, pl. 4.26.
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CIRCA 1735-1740
Details
A 'LIBERTY AND MATRIMONY' TEABOWL AND SAUCER AND THREE TEABOWLS
CIRCA 1735-1740
The teabowl and saucer with a couple seated in a garden, she holding an open birdcage; together with a matching teabowl; another teabowl decorated with La Dame au Parasol after Cornelis Pronk; and a teabowl featuring artillery scenes within gilt-enriched lappet cartouches
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) diameter (5)
CIRCA 1735-1740
The teabowl and saucer with a couple seated in a garden, she holding an open birdcage; together with a matching teabowl; another teabowl decorated with La Dame au Parasol after Cornelis Pronk; and a teabowl featuring artillery scenes within gilt-enriched lappet cartouches
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) diameter (5)
Provenance
The Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 19 October 2000, lot 257 (the first)
The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection (the others)
The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection (the others)
Exhibited
Virginia Museum, 1981-82 (the first)