CIRCA 1700, MOULDED WITH AN X UNDERNEATH THE BASE

Details

A rare pair of Dutch Delft black-enhanced chinoiserie flattened calabash vases
Circa 1700, moulded with an X underneath the base
The octagonal body painted in colours in the Cachemire style, with a frontal panel depicting an exotic bird perched on a blossoming chrysanthemum branch, the reverse with a bird flying over a chrysanthemum branch issuing from rockwork, between lappets and flanked by trelliswork bands enhanced with flowerheads, divided with a panel of scrolling foliage reserved with two medallions depicting a bird and a rooster, the bulging upper part with waisted elongated neck decorated en suite, in a fitted case (one with restored neck, one with small chips to upper edge)
28cm. high
See illustration

Provenance

Collection Vecht, Amsterdam.

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Lot Essay

Cf. A. Vecht, Het wondere zwart van Delft, Gemeentemusea Amsterdam Willet Holthuysen cat. 322, 24 november 1962-15 januari 1963, ill. 29 for a pair of Delft Noir vases of similar shape and for a discussion about Dutch Delft black-enhanced objects.

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