A BOTANICAL SAUCER DISH

CIRCA 1735

Details

A BOTANICAL SAUCER DISH
CIRCA 1735
Finely enameled in a rich famille rose palette with a sprig of iris and of clematis, a caterpillar crawling on each
6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm.) diameter

Provenance

The Jarras Collection; Christie's, London, 13 June 1990, lot 107.
With Marchant & Son, London.

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Lot Essay

This pattern is a combination of details from three studies of amateur botanist Maria Sibylla Merian's (1647-1717) third Raupenbuch (caterpillar book). Its border relates closely to Pronk designs. See Antiques magazine, August 2000, for Charlotte Jacob-Hanson on Merian.

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