Lot 252
252
A Dutch Delft blue and white dated two-handled spouted cream pot
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A Dutch Delft blue and white dated two-handled spouted cream pot

CIRCA 1708

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A Dutch Delft blue and white dated two-handled spouted cream pot
CIRCA 1708
The grape or cooking pot-shaped body painted with two scenes depicting kuipers or coopers' scenes, the reverse with two figures in a Dutch landscape, further with scrolling foliage, the interior inscribed K*I*V*D above 1708, on three feet
26.5 cm. wide
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Lot Essay

Cream pots were apparently thought to be a suitable gift in country areas. They are often dated and in some cases they also have a design related to the occupation of the recipient of the gift, see J.D. van Dam, Dated Dutch Delftware, Zwolle, 1991, p. 46.

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