Lot 90
  • 90

A Dutch Delft blue and white tureen, cover and stand

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pottery, Delft
  • the tureen 37.5cm., 14 3/4 in. wide, the stand, 31cm., 12 1/4 in. wide
of rectangular form with chamfered corners, painted with cartouches of Chinese figures in landscapes, reserved on a 'cracked ice' and flowerhead ground, the cover surmounted by a polychrome fruit finial, the tureen with mark over numeral 200 for De Klaauw (The Claw) factory,

Literature

Robert Aronson, Dutch Delft including selections from the collection of Dr. F.H Fentener van Vlissingen, Amsterdam, 2008, pp. 82-83, no. 58, for a related model.

Condition

There is spray to the tureen and the cover, it is difficult to determine true extent of damage. The stand is in good condition.
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