Lot Essay
The present plaques are an interesting mix of 17th century subject matter (shipping scenes within borders) and 18th century decorating techniques (delft doré), combined in the 19th century.
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19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF DUTCH DELFT POLYCHROME SHIPPING TILES
19TH CENTURY
Each painted in the 17th century style and enriched in gilt with galleons in a harbor reserved in an oval against a black seeded ground reserved with foliate scrolls and stylized flowers, the whole within a trellis frame reserved with four oval panels of stylized Chinese flowering branches, three also with birds, a rosette at each corner
7 x 10¼ in. (17.8 x 26 cm.), within ebonized wood frames (2)
19TH CENTURY
Each painted in the 17th century style and enriched in gilt with galleons in a harbor reserved in an oval against a black seeded ground reserved with foliate scrolls and stylized flowers, the whole within a trellis frame reserved with four oval panels of stylized Chinese flowering branches, three also with birds, a rosette at each corner
7 x 10¼ in. (17.8 x 26 cm.), within ebonized wood frames (2)
Sale room notice
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUTCH AND ENGLISH DELFT (LOTS 117-149) WILL START THE SALE AT 2 P.M. and not at approximately 11 a.m. as stated on the title page of the printed catalogue.
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