THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1745, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY

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A pair of ormolu-mounted famille rose 'pronk type' pear-shaped vases
The porcelain circa 1745, the mounts 19th Century
Enamelled on each side with a parrot standing on a perch with one foot resting on a cherry, reserved on a deep café-au-lait ground, the sides with large peony sprays drawn in linear style, necks reduced, one neck with rim crack, brown and floral decoration probably added later
40.8 cm. overall (2)

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Lot Essay

This design is often associated with the Dutch draughtsman, Cornelis Pronk, whose drawings were transferred onto Chinese export porcelain from about 1743-46. Although there is no actual evidence that this was based on one of his drawings, there are certainly similarities in the combination of colours, features within the design and shape of pieces on which this is found. A bowl with this design from the Martin-Hurst Collection is illustrated by G. Williamson. The Book of Famille Rose, 1970, pl. XLII. A garniture of five vases with this design is the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem; and another garniture, from the Collection of Edgar and Hedwig Worch, was sold in our New York Rooms, 2 June 1994, lot 408.

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