Lot Essay
Cf. Anon. sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 12 December 1995, lot 388 for a single plover box and cover also with blue 2 marks.
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CIRCA 1760, BOTH BOXES AND THE RIGHT HAND COVER WITH BLUE 2 MARKS, THE LEFT COVER WITH A SMEARED BLUE MARK
Details
A PAIR OF DUTCH DELFT POLYCHROME BUTTER BOXES AND COVERS
Circa 1760, both boxes and the right hand cover with blue 2 marks, the left cover with a smeared blue mark
Modelled as nesting plovers, the birds with blue, manganese and green plummage and iron-red feathers on the underside of the tail, the boxes as the nests and glazed in green
5in. (12.7cm.) high (2)
Circa 1760, both boxes and the right hand cover with blue 2 marks, the left cover with a smeared blue mark
Modelled as nesting plovers, the birds with blue, manganese and green plummage and iron-red feathers on the underside of the tail, the boxes as the nests and glazed in green
5in. (12.7cm.) high (2)
Provenance
With Jacob Stodel, London, no. PD 210