Lot Essay
The highly unusual decoration of the 'Trumpeter' pattern has often been grouped with the Cornelis Pronk designs for the Dutch East India Co. on the basis of its stylistic detail and sophisticated conception, though no documentary evidence exists to suggest that it was an officially commissioned Pronk design. See D. Howard & J. Ayers, China For the West, London, 1978, vol. I, p. 305.
For 'Trumpeter' tea pieces from the collection of Mary Viscountess Rothermere see Christie's New York, 16 April 1994, lots 30-32.
For 'Trumpeter' tea pieces from the collection of Mary Viscountess Rothermere see Christie's New York, 16 April 1994, lots 30-32.