A PAIR OF DUTCH DELFT BUTTERDISHES AND COVERS MODELLED AS PLOVERS OR PEEWITS, (KIEVITEN OR VANNEAUX) PAINTED IN COLOURS; IN GREEN, MANGANESE RED AND BLUE, THE COVERS NATURALISTICALLY MODELLED IN RELIEF AS A PLOVER WITH; A POINTED BEAK, A TUFT, ELABORATE FEATHERS AND A TAIL, THE OVAL DISH AS A DUCKWEED (KROOS) BIRD'S NEST, ONE MARKED 5 TO THE DISH AND TO THE COVER, THE OTHER 4 TO THE DISH AND TO THE COVER
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A PAIR OF DUTCH DELFT BUTTERDISHES AND COVERS MODELLED AS PLOVERS OR PEEWITS, (KIEVITEN OR VANNEAUX) PAINTED IN COLOURS; IN GREEN, MANGANESE RED AND BLUE, THE COVERS NATURALISTICALLY MODELLED IN RELIEF AS A PLOVER WITH; A POINTED BEAK, A TUFT, ELABORATE FEATHERS AND A TAIL, THE OVAL DISH AS A DUCKWEED (KROOS) BIRD'S NEST, ONE MARKED 5 TO THE DISH AND TO THE COVER, THE OTHER 4 TO THE DISH AND TO THE COVER
MID-18TH CENTURY
CIRCA 13 CM HIGH
CIRCA 14 CM WIDE (2)
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SEE ILLUSTRATION AND FRONT COVER ILLUSTRATION
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