1740-1760

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A Dutch Delft polychrome shaped 'flower basket' plaque
1740-1760
Painted with an elaborate lush bouquet of flowers in a wickerwork basket, above a flowerspray, surrounded by six butterflies, the raised foliate crested border enhanced by three shells, pierced with two openings for hanging (restored)
36.2 cm. wide

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Lot Essay

Large plates and plaques with identical central decoration taken probably from an engraving by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (1636-1699) are illustrated by H.M. Morley-Fletcher and R. Mc.Illroy in Christie's Pictorial History of European Pottery, Oxford, 1984, p. 210 nr. 5 and in Medelingenblad Vrienden van de Nederlandse Ceramiek, 54, March 1969, Collectie M.G. van Heel, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede.

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