CIRCA 1695-1710, POSSIBLY THE 'DE METAALE POT' FACTORY

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A PAIR OF DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE OBELISKS
CIRCA 1695-1710, POSSIBLY THE 'DE METAALE POT' FACTORY
Painted in blue, the obelisks with flowering shrubs below lappets and knop finials, the square plinth bases with chinoiserie landscapes
6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high

Provenance

Aronson Antiquairs, Amsterdam, May 2006.

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Lot Essay

Two unmarked obelisks of this rare form (of different sizes) are illustrated by D. and R. Aronson and L. Roberts, Dutch Delftware, Aronson 125th Anniversary, Amsterdam, 2006, p. 45, no. 31, where the authors cite a pair of Delft doré obelisks marked for Lambertus van Eenhoorn of De Metaale Pot factory, circa 1700-1720, illustrated by H.P. Fourest, Les Faïences de Delft, Paris, 1957, pl. XVIII and again by H.P. Fourest, Delftware, London, 1980, p. 108, pl. 102.

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