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Lot Essay
The image after Le Pêcheur by Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566-1651). The scene is found in famille rose enamels, en camaeu rose, and en grisaille, in each case with a variety of borders. See David S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, 1994, no.67, pp.82 and 83 for a similar version to this dish, where the author explains "After the initial, possibly V.O.C. order, variations would have been available to private merchants in Canton, probably with less expensive borders."