FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DE METALE POT FACTORY

Details

A DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE TULIP VASE
FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DE METALE POT FACTORY
The heart-shaped body surmounted by five nozzles of octagonal section, the front with three further nozzles, with winged dolphin-shaped handles and on a spreading rectangular foot, painted with a pair of winged putti, flowers, foliage and scrollwork, the foot with panels of prunus blossoms or demi-chrysanthemum blossoms above a hatched border (restoration to central aperture at back, rims of other apertures, mouths of handles and base)
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high

Literature

Robert D. Aronson, Dutch Delftware, Amsterdam, 2008, p. 68, no. 45.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Brought to you by

Matilda Burn

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

mburns@christies.com +44 (0)20 7752 3026

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

For a pair of vases of the same form, marked for the De Metaale Pot factory, see Marion S. van Aken-Fehmers et al., Delfts Aardewerk, Geschiedenis van een nationaal product, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Catalogue, Vol. IV, The Hague, 2007, p. 222, no. 7.16; and p. 214, no. 7.09 for another example of differing form but bearing very similar putti and flower decoration.

More from Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

View All