Lot Essay
See Linsingh Scheurleer, fig. 201 for a similar example.
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1730-1740
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A DUTCH DELFT DORE BUTTER-TUB AND COVER
1730-1740
Of octagonal form with pierced upright pierced shell handles, the flat conforming cover with ogival sides and double-scroll cover finial, brightly painted on a white ground with vignettes of fantasy castles and islets linked by bridges, of foliate scrolls enclosing a single flower, of ships flying a Dutch flag, and of a pavilion before a large scrolling blue leaf, the same scenes repeated on the cover, gilt line rims
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diameter
1730-1740
Of octagonal form with pierced upright pierced shell handles, the flat conforming cover with ogival sides and double-scroll cover finial, brightly painted on a white ground with vignettes of fantasy castles and islets linked by bridges, of foliate scrolls enclosing a single flower, of ships flying a Dutch flag, and of a pavilion before a large scrolling blue leaf, the same scenes repeated on the cover, gilt line rims
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diameter
Provenance
With Mark & Marjorie Allen