Lot Essay
The arms are those of the State of Holland, with the V.O.C. cypher of the Dutch East India Company. The design was probably taken from a silver ducatoon of 1728 with the rim imitating the ribbed milling of the coin. A very similar teabowl and saucer is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated by W. B. Honey, op.cit., London, 1927, pl.110a. For other pieces from this service, see David Howard and John Ayers, op.cit, 1978, p.194, no.191; C. Le Corbeiller, op.cit., 1974, p.104, no.43; M. Beurdeley, op.cit., 1962, p.92 and 94; Woodward, Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope, front cover, pp.93-100, pls. 125-127; C.J.A. Jörg, Chinese Export Porcelain, Brussels 1989/90, Exhibition Catalogue, pp.120 and 121, no.36; G.C. Williamson, op.cit., 1970, p. 120, pl.XXXVII; M. Beurdeley and G. Raindre, op.cit., 1987, pl. 271, p. 196; D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, op.cit., 1974, p. 224, no. 267; and A. G. Godden, op.cit., 1979, colour plate 2, p.51 .
Plates from this service were sold in these Rooms, 18 October 1976, lot 179; 11 and 12 November 1985, lot 305; and 13 May 1996, lot 189; a teabowl and saucer, an octagonal tray and a teapot and cover were sold in our Amsterdam Rooms, 3 June 1992, lots 203-205; another teapot and cover was sold in the same Rooms, 18 November 1997, lot 121; a teapot stand was sold in our New York Rooms, 29 January 1980, lot 142; and a plate from the Mottahedeh Collection was sold in New York, 30 January 1985, lot 114.
Plates from this service were sold in these Rooms, 18 October 1976, lot 179; 11 and 12 November 1985, lot 305; and 13 May 1996, lot 189; a teabowl and saucer, an octagonal tray and a teapot and cover were sold in our Amsterdam Rooms, 3 June 1992, lots 203-205; another teapot and cover was sold in the same Rooms, 18 November 1997, lot 121; a teapot stand was sold in our New York Rooms, 29 January 1980, lot 142; and a plate from the Mottahedeh Collection was sold in New York, 30 January 1985, lot 114.