Lot 523
523
A PAIR OF RARE NORTH NETHERLANDS MAIOLICA POLYCHROME FLORAL VASES, probably Rotterdam, inspired by Faenza examples, the globular body decorated with three orange and blue leafy tulips, on stepped pedestal base, the handles modelled as grotesque animals with rings, above a male head (repaired), second quarter 17th Century

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A PAIR OF RARE NORTH NETHERLANDS MAIOLICA POLYCHROME FLORAL VASES, probably Rotterdam, inspired by Faenza examples, the globular body decorated with three orange and blue leafy tulips, on stepped pedestal base, the handles modelled as grotesque animals with rings, above a male head (repaired), second quarter 17th Century
26 cm high (2)

Lot Essay

cf. F.W. Hudig, Delft, p. 75, ill 63; D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Delft, p. 186, ill 20 for Rotterdam altar vases of similar shape
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