TWO DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE V.O.C. TOBACCO JARS and copper covers, the ovoid body decorated with an Indian smoking a calumet, seated beside a large covered vase; one inscribed Portorico, the other no. 6, a barrel and bales to the left, one bale inscribed V.O.C., galleons to the background, a tobacco plant rising to the background, marked B.P. for de Blompot, mid 18th Century
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TWO DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE V.O.C. TOBACCO JARS and copper covers, the ovoid body decorated with an Indian smoking a calumet, seated beside a large covered vase; one inscribed Portorico, the other no. 6, a barrel and bales to the left, one bale inscribed V.O.C., galleons to the background, a tobacco plant rising to the background, marked B.P. for de Blompot, mid 18th Century
33.5 cm high (2)
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