Lot 187
  • 187

A pair of earthenware baluster vases and covers, probably French late 18th century

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 EUR
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Description

  • VP. monogram mark in overglaze grey
  • vases 48cm. high., Delft doré dish 38.5cm. diameter
each en camaïeux painted with an amorous couple, the reverse with arcadian landscape, together with a large Dutch Delft doré dish, 18th century, restored, five very similar Dutch Delft dishes, 19th century, and an earthenware octagonal cache-pot, probably Rouen, 18th century, D monogram mark, damaged; together with a large Dutch Delft doré dish, 18th century, restored, five very similar Dutch Delft dishes, 19th century, and an earthenware octagonal cache-pot, probably Rouen, 18th century

Condition

Vases: in overall good condition with some minor (glaze) chips, especially to rims. Minor craquelé to the glaze, especially to handles. Some minor surface scratching and losses to the enamels. Delft doré dish: some restored and partly overpainted cracks (hardly visible to the front due to elaborate detail), minor rim frits, surface scratching and losses to the enamels. Five Dutch Delft Dishes: minor rim frits / chips, minor losses to the enamels; two dishes probably later. Cache-pot: in damaged and partly restored condition, stapled.
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