A VERY RARE 'TABLE MOUNTAIN' SAUCER-DISH

18TH CENTURY

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A VERY RARE 'TABLE MOUNTAIN' SAUCER-DISH
18th century
Enamelled with a coastal view of Cape Town with the Table Mountain in the background and two merchant ships flying Dutch flags in front, taken from a print presumably depicting Cape Town as one of the most important bases for Dutch East India Company commercial activities outside Europe
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Dishes from the more usual service depicting this subject-matter are illustrated by J. McClure Mudge, op.cit., 1986, p.116, pl.166 (centre); by M. Beurdeley and G. Raindre, op.cit., 1987, p.211, fig.286 for the Rijksmuseum example; and a plate was sold in these Rooms, 9 June 1997, lot 313.

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