Description
The blue and white oval-shaped tureen has a curved body on a spreading foot and two blue-colored foliate loop handles. The knob on the cover is modelled as a flower with four leaves. The tureen and cover are painted on either side with a Chinese lady in a garden-like landscape with rocks and flowers. She holds a flowerpot in her arms and stands in front of a low fence. The depictions on the tureen are horizontally framed by bands of diamond and oval-shaped ornaments. Another band with diamond-shaped ornaments is applied just under the rim. The DM signature has not yet been identified. delft, circa 1750.
There was a substantial and varied production of tureens in the second and third quarter of the 18th century, which were probably also sold separately. The purchase of a complete service was expensive which few could afford, and by selling tureens separately the demand for parts of a service was met.
Dimensions: Length 31 cm / 12.20 in., width 23 cm / 9.05 in., height 27 cm / 10.62 in. Condition: Rim chips to tureen and cover, knob restored, tip of one leaf missing, see pictures. I carefully package all items in a double-box and use first class packaging material.
