Lot Essay
This charger is a fine example of the interaction between China and Europe in late 17th century Dutch Delftware.
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1680-1700
Details
A Dutch Delft blue and white chinoiserie mythological charger
1680-1700
Decorated with a central nude Venus allegorical of Dame Fortune standing with one foot on a globe and holding a flying banderole, the broad ledge with chinoiserie scenes of Orientals on terraces
35 cm. diam.
See illustration
1680-1700
Decorated with a central nude Venus allegorical of Dame Fortune standing with one foot on a globe and holding a flying banderole, the broad ledge with chinoiserie scenes of Orientals on terraces
35 cm. diam.
See illustration
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