Delft Blue White Earthenware Calabash Bottle

Delft Blue White Earthenware Calabash Bottle

Price: Price on request

Offered by Van Nie Antiquairs




This wonderfull flask is the result ot the earliest production of tin-glazed earthenware which was developed in Delft for over a century.
The model en decoration shows the living interest in the Chinese porcelain that was shipped to the Republic of Netherlands by the VOC. While the export from China was aborted due to the civil wars, the immitation in of porcelain grew to the highest level in Delft.

 

  • The slightly creamy font shows a delicate blue decoration depicting peony, blossoming branches, insects and birds.
  • Ex collectie Morpurgo
Origin
Delft, The Netherlands
Period
Around 1650
Reference
115-681
Sizes
15 cm

Offered by

Van Nie Antiquairs

Oenselsestraat 50
5301 EP Zaltbommel
The Netherlands

+31 653353290
http://www.vannieantiquairs.com

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