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Decorative arts

Sold for

ZAR 250 360
Lot 339
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century
  • An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 200 000 - 250 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 250 360

About this Item

An Arita blue and white VOC dish, late 17th century

circular, painted in underglaze-blue with a central roundel of the VOC monogram enclosed by two ho-ho birds amongst prunus blossoms and pomegranates within a double blue-line, the border with six fan-shaped panels enclosing bamboo, peonies and prunus blossoms, 31,5cm diameter

Provenance

Property of a Collector.

Literature

cf. William Fehr (1973) Treasures at the Castle of Good Hope, Board of Trustees William Fehr Collection, Cape Town, illustrated on page 56, fig. 66.
cf. CS Woodward (1974) Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795, AA Balkema, Cape Town, illustrated on page 52, fig. 83.


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