1776-1790, OVERGLAZE BLUE STORK MARKS, THE CUP INCISED L, THE SAUCER IMPRESSED 03

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A The Hague-decorated Ansbach topographical cup and saucer
1776-1790, OVERGLAZE BLUE STORK MARKS, THE CUP INCISED L, THE SAUCER IMPRESSED 03
Painted in purple camaïeu with views of Haarlem, the saucer with the 'Grote Kerk' and windmill 'de Adriaan', the cup with a bridge, within a gilt cartouche flanked by putti holding a flower garland, the borders and interior of the cup with rocaille pendentif motifs, with loop handle (minor wear to gilding) (2)

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Lot Essay

See Scholten, 2000, p.67 and p.124 and van den Broek, 1990, pp.10-17 for comparable objects with scenes after prints by Hendrik Spilman (1721-1784) and Cornelis van Noorde (1731-1795). The scenes on these objects can be directly related to the set of prints titled Aangename gezichten in de vermakelijke landsdouwen van Haarlem from 1761. Until now it was thought that these prints were the only source for the The Hague decorators. However, the windmill de Adriaan on the saucer from the Buisman collection was built in 1779 and is later than the prints by Spilman and van Noorde. This means that other prints must also have been used, possibly by the same artists.

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