Sale 2466
Amsterdam
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27 June 2000
Price realised
NLG 1,989
Estimate
A Dutch Delft blue and white chinoiserie dish Circa 1700 Decorated in the Wanli-style with a bird perched on a rock surrounded by foliage, the border with panels with Taoist-symbols alternating flowers (small rim chips, glaze cracks and glaze chips) 37.2 cm. (14 5/8 in.) diam.
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Specialist Sarah Reynolds highlights the sumptuous work of the Pre-Raphaelites’ second and third generations
Specialist Camille de Foresta explains how these two large beasts were made some 1,000 years ago to accompany their Chinese owner into the afterlife