Large Blue and White Dish with a Flower Basket Delft, 1650-1680

The dish has a wide-spreading flange and is painted in blue with a still life in a panelled border. A bottle vase with various flowers is in the foreground before a low rectangular container on feet, filled with a rocky landscape. To the left of the container is a tall, cylindrical vase with grassy plants. Two butterflies and an insect fly in the sky. The well and flange are divided into eight wide and eight narrow panels...

Blue and white chinoiserie lobed dish. Delft, 1650-1680 Dimensions: diameter 33,5 cm / 13.18 in. The blue and white lobed dish is composed of twenty-s...

Blue and white chinoiserie lobed dish. Delft, 1650-1680 Dimensions: diameter 33,5 cm / 13.18 in. The blue and white lobed dish is composed of twenty-seven double lobes. The cur...

The blue and white dish has a wide, flat flange and is painted in the centre with two Chinese figures on a terrace in an oriental garden landscape. Two pavilions are visible in the background. The scene is framed in an octagon. The well and border are divided into four wide and four narrow panels. The wide panels feature oriental landscapes with a Chinese figure. The smaller panels are decorated with trellis work. The outer rim is blue.  The decoration is inspired by Chinese porcelain from the transitional period at the end of the Ming and the start of the Qing dynasty. The porcelain of the last Ming emperor Chongzhen (reigned 1628-1644), the first Qing emperor...

Blue and white lobed dish with landscape. Northern Netherlands, 1650-1680. Dimensions: diameter 33 cm / 13 in. The blue and white dish is composed of twenty-seven double lobes around a curved center. It is painted with a house and barn along the water front within a double circle, framed by a narrow band of stylized ornaments. The border is alternately painted with stylized flowers and branches of leaves...

Blue and white lobed dish with landscape. Northern Netherlands, 1650-1680. Dimensions: diameter 21,5 cm / 8.46 in. The blue and white lobed dish is composed of sixteen small lobe...

Blue and white dish with flower vase. Delft, 1665-1675 The blue and white dish has a wide, spreading rim and is painted in the centre with a vase ...

Purple and yellow chinoiserie wine jug. Delft, circa 1680 The ovoid wine jug stands on a low spreading foot, has a conical neck with spout and a pewter mount and cover. The ear-shaped handle has a rat tail finish. The jug is painted in purple and yellow with a continuous chinoiserie landscape with three Chinese figures. A band with scroll ornaments is applied to the shoulder just below the neck, the neck itself is decorated with two types of stylized leaves. Another band with block ornaments is painted above the foot. The handle is decorated with stripes, dots and scroll ornaments. Dimensions: height 22 cm / 8.66 in. Multi-coloured chinoiserie landscapes on Delftware were only made for a short period of time, roughly between about 1680 and 1690. Most of the decors have been applied on dishes, lobed dishes, butter pots...

The polychrome wine jug has an ovoid body on a low spreading foot, a conical neck with spout and a handle with a scroll finish. The jug is painted in purple, yellow and green with a continuous chinoiserie landscape with three Chinese figures. A band with scroll ornaments and circles is applied to the shoulder just below the neck, the neck itself is decorated with two stylized flowers and scroll ornaments. The handle is decorated with stripes and scroll ornaments. Dimensions: height 19 cm / 7.48 in. Multi-coloured chinoiserie landscapes on Delftware were only made for a short period of time, roughly between about 1680 and 1690. Most of the decors have been applied on dishes, lobed dishes, butter pots...

Polychrome chinoiserie wine jug. Delft, circa 1680 The polychrome wine jug has an ovoid and turned body on a low spreading foot, a conical neck with spout and a handle with a scroll finish. The jug is painted in blue, purple and green with a continuous chinoiserie landscape with three Chinese figures. Bands with rectangular ornaments between double circles are applied on the shoulder and just above the foot. The neck is painted with a double leaf motif. The handle is decorated with stripes and scroll ornaments. Dimensions: height 23 cm / 9.05 in. Multi-coloured chinoiserie landscapes on Delftware were only made for a short period of time, roughly between about 1680 and 1690. Most of the decors have been applied on dishes, lobed dishes, butter pots...

The ovoid jar stands on a slightly spreading foot, has a short upright neck, and is painted in blue with a floral decor. Three large cartouches containing flower bouquets have been a...

Decorated with a chinoiserie scene of a man sitting on rocks within a landscape. Surrounded by a triple-circle center and an interlocking arc and trefoil border. The rim with 27 flut...