Lot 876
  • 876

DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE LARGE PUNCH BOWL AND COVER CIRCA 1720

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • porcelain
  • Diameter of bowl 13 1/4 in.

Provenance

The Collection of Titus C. Geesey, Wilmington, Delaware;
Pook and Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, September 26, 2008, lot 258.

Exhibited

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Wordly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, October 10, 1999-January 2, 2000, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, p. 214, no.342.

Condition

The cover is possibly matched and is in generally good condition apart from typical glaze losses or minor chipping along the rim edge. The bowl has an approximate 3-inch long riveted haircrack running down from the rim and some typical glaze losses along the rim; otherwise in good condition.
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