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A large Dutch Delft blue and white chinoiserie three-piece cupboard or chimney garniture

1670-1680

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A large Dutch Delft blue and white chinoiserie three-piece cupboard or chimney garniture
1670-1680
The lavender-blue-ground octagonal body with mandarins and their servants at various pursuits, with a servant holding a flywhisk, one holding an umbrella, a warrior on horseback, the lower part with lappets, the neck with stiff leaves, comprising: a pair of balustroid onion-necked vases, 64.7 cm. high, a balustroid vase and cover, 64.7 cm. high (various repairs) (4)

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Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,001. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

It was highly fashionable to adorn cupboards or chimneys, depending on the seasons, with all sorts of Chinese porcelain vases. When imports of Chinese porcelain virtually ceased in 1647, Delft soon filled the gap in the market. So began the garniture cult, which from 1670 to around 1800 was an integral part of the Dutch interior.

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