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CIRCA 1750
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A Delft dore armorial pancake dish
Circa 1750
(Pannekoekje) gilt and painted in colours with a very elaborate foliate helmetted crested coat of arms, surmounted with an unicorn, depicting a flower-enhanced cow with a goblet on its back, within a ring of minute floral motifs, the border with minute floral scrolls alternating with shell-shaped motifs
26.3cm diam.
Circa 1750
(Pannekoekje) gilt and painted in colours with a very elaborate foliate helmetted crested coat of arms, surmounted with an unicorn, depicting a flower-enhanced cow with a goblet on its back, within a ring of minute floral motifs, the border with minute floral scrolls alternating with shell-shaped motifs
26.3cm diam.
Provenance
Collection Brasseur, Belgium
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20.825% of the hammer price for lots with values up to NLG 200,000. If the hammer price exceeds the NLG 200,000 then the premium is calculated at 20.825% of the first NLG 200,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000.
Sale room notice
Please note that a similar dish, from the Loudon legacy, is in The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.