CIRCA 1745

Details

A STRASBOURG FAIENCE HEXAFOIL TRAY
CIRCA 1745
Decorated with chinoiserie figures at various pursuits in a rocky landscape with pavillions below a pair of birds in flight, surrounded by scattered flower sprays
15 5⁄8 in. (39.7 cm.) wide

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

R.G. Vater Collection no. 821 (paper collection label applied to the underside).

A Strasbourg faïence tray of the same form is illustrated by Jacques Bastian, Strasbourg: Faïences et Porcelaines 1721-1784, Strasbourg, 2002, Vol. I, p. 210, ill. 201.

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