1687-1701, THE LOWER SEGMENT MARKED FOR ADRIANUS KOCX ABOVE O, DE GRIEKSCHE A

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A Dutch Delft blue and white pyramidal chinoiserie flower holder
1687-1701, THE LOWER SEGMENT MARKED FOR ADRIANUS KOCX ABOVE O, DE GRIEKSCHE A
Tulipière, of square section, composed of two segments, painted with birds amidst foliage alternating lappets and various ornamental borders, the nozzles modelled as open-mouthed monstres, the upper segment consisting of two rows of four nozzles surmounted by an opened baluster vase, the lower part with a band of baroque motifs, the lower segment consisting of one row of four nozzles, upon a waisted pedestal base with large lappets (the lower segment with four restored nozzles, areas of chipping to upper and lower segments)
36.4 cm. high (2)

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Lot Essay

A similar example in M. van Aken-Fehmers, Vases with Spouts, Zwolle, 2007, p. 176 ill. 5.01 in the Collection of Michael Archer, Dedham, England.
Related examples in the National Trust Collection, Belton House, Lincolnshire, England and in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth, England.

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