Lot Essay
These biblical designs are after engravings by the Amsterdam engraver Jan Luiken (1649-1712) and were included in a Lutheran Bible printed at the beginning of the 18th Century.
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CIRCA 1740
Details
A Chinese Export Encre-de-Chine 'Nativity' plate
Circa 1740
Painted en grisaille and gilt, showing 'The Nativity' with Joseph, Maria, the Three Kings and the Shepherds surrounding the newborn Child in the manger, within a du Paquier-style border
22.8 cm. diam.
Circa 1740
Painted en grisaille and gilt, showing 'The Nativity' with Joseph, Maria, the Three Kings and the Shepherds surrounding the newborn Child in the manger, within a du Paquier-style border
22.8 cm. diam.
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Sabine Dalmeijer
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