Lot Essay
It is interesting to note that while Cornelis Pronk's engravings were widely copied onto export wares, variations on his designs, such as the present example, were quite rare.
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CIRCA 1740
Details
A PRONK STYLE TEABOWL AND SAUCER
CIRCA 1740
Of hexafoil form, painted after Pronk's 'La Dame au Parasol' with a maiden shading a young boy, three waterfowl strutting before them
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) diameter, the saucer (2)
CIRCA 1740
Of hexafoil form, painted after Pronk's 'La Dame au Parasol' with a maiden shading a young boy, three waterfowl strutting before them
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) diameter, the saucer (2)
Literature
D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p. 179, pl. 204