FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

细节

A pair of Dutch Orangist tile pictures
First half 18th Century
Painted in manganese red, blue and orange, depicting Prince Willem IV in full attire, wearing a periwig and holding a flowing orange banner, seated on a prancing horse, the saddle monogrammed in blue, on a hilly foreground, inscribed; Willem Carel Henrik Friso Prins van Oranie & Nassou Vivat Oranje, the pendant mirroring, restored, one tile a later replacement
4 x 4 tiles, 52cm. x 52cm. (2)

注意事项

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

拍品专文

Prince Willem IV (1711-1751) of Orange Nassau married Anne of Hannover, daughter of King George II of England. He became Stadholder of the United Provinces in 1747. During his very short reign (1747-1751) a large amount of Orangist ware with his effigy was produced not only in Delft but also on German stoneware, English salt-glazed earthenware and Chinese porcelain.

cf. D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Oranje op Aardewerk, Lochem, 1994, p.71, ill.59 for a similar example in the Rijksmuseum Paleis het Loo, Apeldoorn.

See illustration