A pair of Delft doré two-handled circular butter-tubs and covers
Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the fi… Read more
A pair of Delft doré two-handled circular butter-tubs and covers

1735-1755, ONE WITH NUMERALS 17 TO TUB AND COVER, THE OTHER WITH 18

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A pair of Delft doré two-handled circular butter-tubs and covers
1735-1755, ONE WITH NUMERALS 17 TO TUB AND COVER, THE OTHER WITH 18
Finely painted, the tub with two scenes of a hen and her six chicks, between two borders of double rings in slight relief, with lug handles, the covers with a pecking rooster flanking by blooming foliage, surmounted by a snail upon a leaf finial (the handles with some glaze fritting)
12.6 cm. wide (4)
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Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

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