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An important pair of large Dutch Delft blue and white chinoiserie octagonal mallet-shaped vases
1680-1700, PROBABLY ADRIANUS KOCKS AT DE GRIEKSCHE A FACTORY
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An important pair of large Dutch Delft blue and white chinoiserie octagonal mallet-shaped vases
1680-1700, probably Adrianus Kocks at de Grieksche A factory
Inspired by Chinese Kang'Hsi examples, painted in strong blue with a continuous scene of Oriental figures in a garden with exotic birds, bridges, a waterfall, architectural structures and large blossoming trees, the upright elongated necks with elaborate fleurs hollandaises, the upper blue-ground border reserved with trelliswork
60 cm. high See illustration and p.2 (2)
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Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.
Lot Essay
A set of comparable vases was sold in our Amsterdam salerooms on the 27th of June 2000, lot 421.
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