Lot Essay
A similarly decorated charger is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (Acc. No. C.195-1923).
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LAST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
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A DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE MYTHOLOGICAL CHARGER
LAST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
Circular, the center with a depiction of either Venus or Fortuna riding a shell flanked by dolphins, a cityscape in the background, the rim decorated with depictions of nymphs, sea creatures, trees, ships, and faces, the reverse pierced for suspension
15 1⁄8 in. (38.4 cm.) diameter
LAST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
Circular, the center with a depiction of either Venus or Fortuna riding a shell flanked by dolphins, a cityscape in the background, the rim decorated with depictions of nymphs, sea creatures, trees, ships, and faces, the reverse pierced for suspension
15 1⁄8 in. (38.4 cm.) diameter