Details
After a design by Dutch artist Cornelis Pronk for the VOC, depicting a lady and her attendant holding an umbrella with exotic birds in a lush scene, the underside with underglaze blue insects
10¼ in. (26 cm.) diameter


Provenance
with Elinor Gordon, Villanova, Pennsylvania (according to label).
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Lot Essay

In 1734 the Dutch East India Co. ('VOC') commissioned well-known artist Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759) to design patterns to be made in Chinese porcelain. Four official designs were made, the porcelain produced for several seasons before 1740, most patterns made in several color palettes as well as different forms, from small vases to garnitures, large basins and dinner services. Each design reflected a romantic European vision of Chinese life.

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