CIRCA 1735

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Four Imari 'Dame au Parasol' dishes
circa 1735
Comprising two plates, a large and a small deep dish, all designed with 'La Dame au Parasol' motif by Cornelis Pronk, a lady and her parasol-bearer standing before waterfowl on a grassy riverbank with reeds, within a band of flower stems, the sides decorated with a honeycomb-pattern ground reserved with shaped cartouches of waterfowl and ladies, the reverse with various insects in underglaze blue, chips and cracks
28.3 cm. diam. max. (4)

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Lot Essay

The Dutch draughtsman, Cornelis Pronk (1691-1754), was commissioned by directors of the Dutch East India Company in 1734 to produce designs to be transferred on to Chinese porcelain, which they hoped would be more successful than Chinese designs. However, due to the expense of transferring his designs onto porcelain, the volume of Pronk's work is relatively small, and his designs ceased in 1738. Two watercolours by Pronk of his designs 'La Dame au Parasol' and 'The Doctors' Visit' are in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. This design, known as 'La Dame au Parasol' was the first to be commissioned in 1734. It is said that records show that only three famille rose dinner services with this design were ordered; it is more commonly found in the Chinese Imari palette.

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