CIRCA 1780, BLUE M.O.L ABOVE * MARK, INCISED L1 ABOVE *

細節

A pair of Loosdrecht 'documentary-colonial' saucer dishes
CIRCA 1780, BLUE M.O.L ABOVE * MARK, INCISED L1 ABOVE *
Painted with oval cartouches, one depicting a captain and his armed crew on shore, a ship to the background, the other depicting a native on a primitive sailing vessel, the green borders with twisted pink ribbon and gilt garlands, the reverses indistinctly inscribed
13 cm. diam. (2)

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拍品專文

The indistinct inscription on the reverse probably indicates that the captain depicted is Cornelis de Houtman (1565-1599). He was a Dutch explorer who discovered a new maritime route from Europe to Indonesia and managed to start the Dutch spice trade. In 1595 he left with two ships, together with his brother, to return in 1597 after a rather disastrous voyage.