Lot Essay
Jan Gaal became the Master of the De Twee Scheepjes pottery in 1707, and worked there until his death in 1725.
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CIRCA 1720, MARKED IG 4 IN IRON-RED FOR THE PAINTER JOHANNES GAAL
Details
A DUTCH DELFT POLYCHROME MODEL OF A SQUIRREL EATING A NUT
CIRCA 1720, MARKED IG 4 IN IRON-RED FOR THE PAINTER JOHANNES GAAL
With bushy tail, standing on a green naturalistic base
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high
CIRCA 1720, MARKED IG 4 IN IRON-RED FOR THE PAINTER JOHANNES GAAL
With bushy tail, standing on a green naturalistic base
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high
Provenance
The Alfred Boreel Collection; Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 16-17 June 1908, lot 229.
The Madame C. Alberge-Looman Collection, The Hague; Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 9-12 November 1954, lot 239.
The Ivan B. Hart Collection, Monte Carlo, no. 210.
Aronson Antiquairs, TEFAF Maastricht, April 2013.
The Madame C. Alberge-Looman Collection, The Hague; Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 9-12 November 1954, lot 239.
The Ivan B. Hart Collection, Monte Carlo, no. 210.
Aronson Antiquairs, TEFAF Maastricht, April 2013.
Literature
R. Aronson, Dutch Delftware, Amsterdam, 2013, pp. 56-59, no. 32.
Exhibited
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Tentoonstelling van Oude Kunst, 1929, no. 450.
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