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CIRCA 1725
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A DUTCH MARKET 'FOLLY' PLATE
Circa 1725
Painted in underglaze blue, gilt and famille verte enamel colors with a standing Commedia dell'Arte harlequin figure in checkered trousers, a tile floor before him and a blue roof visible above, an inscription in black reading Wie op Uytrecht of Nieuw Amsterdam (Who wants to speculate on Utrecht or New Amsterdam), all within a border of thickly overlapping green and blue leaves highlighted in gilt
8.3/8in. (21.2cm.) diam.
Circa 1725
Painted in underglaze blue, gilt and famille verte enamel colors with a standing Commedia dell'Arte harlequin figure in checkered trousers, a tile floor before him and a blue roof visible above, an inscription in black reading Wie op Uytrecht of Nieuw Amsterdam (Who wants to speculate on Utrecht or New Amsterdam), all within a border of thickly overlapping green and blue leaves highlighted in gilt
8.3/8in. (21.2cm.) diam.