SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

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THREE GRISAILLE AND GILT PLATES
SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
A Danish market octagonal plate centered by the equestrian statue of Frederick V, the unusual gilt border with a small coat-of-arms and inscribed IULIANA MARIA, a plate showing the 'Oude Kerk' in Amsterdam, seen from across the 'Oudezijds Voorburgwal' canal, and a portrait plate depicting Queen Juliana of Denmark

9 in. (22.9 cm.) diameter ('Oude Kerke' plate)

Provenance

The Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann Collection; Christie's, Amsterdam, April 2002, lot 1297 ('Oude Kerk' plate).

Lot Essay

Standing in Amsterdam's Oudekerksplein square, the Oude Kerk was founded in 1213 with a wooden chapel, Taking its present form in the 15th century, the Oude Kerk became a Calvinist Dutch Reformed Church at the 1578 Reformation. It features the largest medieval wooden vaulted roof in Europe. Rembrandt was a frequent attendee and had all his children christened there.

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