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TWO DUTCH DELFT (DE ROOS) PLATES WITH BIBLICAL SCENES
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TWO DUTCH DELFT (DE ROOS) PLATES WITH BIBLICAL SCENES

CIRCA 1710, FIRST PLATE WITH BLUE P MARK, SECOND WITH BLUE R MARK

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TWO DUTCH DELFT (DE ROOS) PLATES WITH BIBLICAL SCENES
CIRCA 1710, FIRST PLATE WITH BLUE P MARK, SECOND WITH BLUE R MARK
Painted in shades of blue, the first with a woman kneeling before a figure on horseback with an army to his right, the border with winged putti among clouds, two supporting a drape inscribed j.Samu-l:25: v: 74: (chipping and flaking to rim);
The second painted with the Last Supper in a draped interior, the border with winged putti among clouds (rim ground and with chips and flakes to glaze)
10¼ in. (26 cm.) and 8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) diam. (2)
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For another biblical plate with a similar border, see Marion S. van Aken-Fehmers and Loet A. Schledorn, 'Delfts aardewerk, Geschiedenis van een nationaal product' Gemeentemuseum, The Hague Catalogue (The Hague, 2001), Vol. II, p. 276, no. 83. Also see Letitia Roberts and Dave and Robert Aronson, Dutch Delftware (Amsterdam, 2003), pp. 11-12 for related plates.

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