A CHINESE EXPORT "AMSTERDAM WATERFRONT" PLATE

CIRCA 1765

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A CHINESE EXPORT "AMSTERDAM WATERFRONT" PLATE
CIRCA 1765
Enameled with a view of the Nieuwe Stadsherberg, two rowboats with figures in the foreground, a multitude of masts rising above the buildings in the distance, floral sprigs at the border
9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter

Provenance

With the Art Exchange, New York.

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Lot Essay

Situated on the River Ij in Amsterdam, the Nieuwe Stadsherberg was a public house built in 1662 and demolished in 1872. It was a popular tavern for sailors of the Dutch East India Company to spend their last hours before leaving the port for the Orient, and often their first port-of-call when they returned from their voyage. It has been suggested that plates with this design may have been commissioned to mark the centenary of the Nieuwe Stadsherberg.

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