Lot Essay
Gisbert Voet (1589-1676), called 'Voetius', was a strict puritan and a principal figure amongst Calvinists in the mid-17th century.
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CIRCA 1745
Details
A RARE GRISAILLE AND GILT 'DR. VOET' TEABOWL AND SAUCER
Circa 1745
Decorated with the portrait of Gisbert Voet within a circular medallion on one side and the arms of Utrecht on the other and inscribed VOETIUS, within a gilt Meissen-style scroll border, some damage
Circa 1745
Decorated with the portrait of Gisbert Voet within a circular medallion on one side and the arms of Utrecht on the other and inscribed VOETIUS, within a gilt Meissen-style scroll border, some damage
Provenance
François Hervouët (inventory no.239); Sotheby's, Monaco, 22 June 1987, lot 1647 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. J-140).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. J-140).
Literature
The saucer: F. and N. Hervouët and Y. Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, Paris, 1986, fig.11.53.
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