A SET OF FIVE DUTCH-DECORATED LEEDS CREAMWARE POLYCHROME HUMOUROUS PLATES
LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A SET OF FIVE DUTCH-DECORATED LEEDS CREAMWARE POLYCHROME HUMOUROUS PLATES
LATE 18TH CENTURY
DECORATED WITH VARIOUS SCENES FORM THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON, IN A LATE 18TH CENTURY SETTING, DEPICTING: ONE WITH HIS BIDDING FAREWELL, INSCRIBED WITH ZIJN AFSCHEID; ONE WITH HIS VISITING A BROTHEL, INSCRIBED WITH ZIJN HOERERIJ; ONE WITH HIS POVERTY, INSCRIBED WITH ZIJN ARREMOE; ONE WITH HIS DINING, INSCRIBED WITH DE MAALTYD AND ONE WITH HIS RETURN, INSCRIBED WITH DEN VERLOOREN ZOON, THE WAVY BORDER WITH FLORAL SCROLLS CIRCA 20CM. (7 7/8IN.) DIAM. (5)
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