A PAIR OF RARE DELFT NOIR MILKING GROUPS, PAINTED IN COLOURS AND NATURALISTICALLY MODELLED IN RELIEF, THE DARK-GROUND STANDING COWS ENHANCED WITH A FLOWERSPRAY IN BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW AND RED, THE HORNS AND TONGUE YELLOW, ONE FLANKED BY A POLYCHROME MALE MILKER SEATED ON A STOOL AND MILKING THE UDDERS OVER A YELLOW PAIL, THE OTHER WITH A FEMALE MILKER, THE SHAPED DARK-GROUND PLINTH COVERED WITH GREEN LEAVES AND FROGS IN RELIEF (DAMAGES AND REPAIRS), PROBABLY DE DOBBELDE SCHENCKAN OR DE METALEN POT (1690 - 1720)

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A PAIR OF RARE DELFT NOIR MILKING GROUPS, PAINTED IN COLOURS AND NATURALISTICALLY MODELLED IN RELIEF, THE DARK-GROUND STANDING COWS ENHANCED WITH A FLOWERSPRAY IN BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW AND RED, THE HORNS AND TONGUE YELLOW, ONE FLANKED BY A POLYCHROME MALE MILKER SEATED ON A STOOL AND MILKING THE UDDERS OVER A YELLOW PAIL, THE OTHER WITH A FEMALE MILKER, THE SHAPED DARK-GROUND PLINTH COVERED WITH GREEN LEAVES AND FROGS IN RELIEF (DAMAGES AND REPAIRS), PROBABLY DE DOBBELDE SCHENCKAN OR DE METALEN POT (1690 - 1720)
16.5 CM HIGH (2)

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CF. - D.F. LUNSINGH SCHEURLEER, DELFT P.122 FOR A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TWO DELFT NOIR TECHNIQUES
- JKVR. C.H. DE JONGE, DELFTSCH P.278 FOR DELFT NOIR TECHNIQUES
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