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A pair of Dutch Delft blue and white rococo two-handled tripod strainers and stands

CIRCA 1760, MARKED FOR JAN THEUNIS DEXTRA AT DE GRIEKSCHE A ABOVE 7 AND 105

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A pair of Dutch Delft blue and white rococo two-handled tripod strainers and stands
Circa 1760, marked for Jan Theunis Dextra at de Grieksche A above 7 and 105
(Treeften en onderschotels) the shaped body decorated allover with flowersprays surrounding pierced motifs, the border with scrollwork, with dark blue branch handles, the reverse with stylised Taoist symbols, with dark blue paw feet, the stands en suite with a central scene of a seated Oriental holding a fan, further with insects
31 cm. wide
See illustration (2)

Provenance

The late Mrs. A.C.T. Tempel-Zwartsenberg.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

See M.S. van Aken-Fehmers, Delfts Aardewerk, Geschiedenis van een nationaal product, Zwolle, 1999, p.70 for a discussion about Jan Theunis Dextra who only used this mark for 'zijn beste stukken' (his best pieces).

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