Lot 15
15
A PAIR OF ARMORIAL SALTS
Property from the Collection of Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller
A PAIR OF ARMORIAL SALTS

CIRCA 1735

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A PAIR OF ARMORIAL SALTS
CIRCA 1735
The sides with gilt flower sprays detailed in grisaille and iron-red
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) wide (2)

Lot Essay

Several members of the influential Valckenier family were senior in the V.O.C. and ordered armorial porcelain, the leading example being Adriaan Valckenier, Governor-General of the Indies 1737-41. See C.J.A. Jorg, op. cit., p. 303.

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