A DELFT FOOTED CREAM-POT
PROBABLY FRISIAN, DATED (17)26
The oviform two-handled bowl with dragon spout, the basin inscribed with the name STEN VELT, the exterior painted with a band of rural landscapes with farmers at work, the lower portion with lambrequins, the underside with a man walking and inscribed 26! for 1726
10 in. (25.4 cm.) wide overall
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For similar examples, see Van Aken, 2001, illus. p. 227; Lunsingh Scheurleer, p. 213, fig. 89; Boyazoglu, color plate 60.
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