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Property of the Shelter Island Historical Society, sold to benefit the Museum Collections Program

A pair of Dutch Delft Blue and White Chargers, First Half 18th Century

No reserve

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Lot Closed

January 24, 08:55 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,500 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property of the Shelter Island Historical Society, sold to benefit the Museum Collections Program

A pair of Dutch Delft Blue and White Chargers

First Half 18th Century

painted with a central cartouche of a peacock among flowering plants and rockwork, within a scalloped border reserving stlylized branches, and further scrolled foliage at the shaped rim, De Klaauw (The Claw) factory, and either numeral 790 or 190, and 990 in blue

Diameter 14 1/8 in.

Some chips and glaze loss to rim, as visible in the illustrations. The underside rim of one charger with a flat chip measuring approx. 2.2 x 1.2 cm. One charger with two glaze chips to center of dish on front.

The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Janet Roach (ed.), Delftware from the Gill Patterson Collection at the Shelter Island Historical Society, Shelter Island Historical Society, 2012, p. 35 (one)