CIRCA 1700, MARKED LVE ABOVE 2, 0 AND E, FOR LAMBERTUS VAN EENHOORN AT DE METALEN POT

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A Dutch delft two-handled chinoiserie flower-holder or tulipiere
Circa 1700, marked LVE above 2, 0 and E, for Lambertus van Eenhoorn at De Metalen Pot
Painted in colours with vivid green, in the baroque style, the flattened balustroid body finely decorated with three bands; the shoulders pierced with tiny holes, between a row of ammonite scrolls strewn with flowerheads and a row of small roundels containing branches and precious objects, the waisted central part with scrolling flowers, the lower bulging part with a mythical beast and a Ho Ho mythical bird flanked by flowering chrysanthemum branches, with upright neck, the double-scrolled handles en suite
25cm wide, 13cm high

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.

Lot Essay

The production of Lambertus van Eenhoorn at De Metalen Pot was often of outstanding quality.
Cf. M.S, van Aken-Fehmers, Delfts Aardewerk, Geschiedenis van een nationaal product (Zwolle 1999), pp.154-197, for an extensive investigation of this factory
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