Lot 331
Lot 331
A SET OF FIVE ENGLISH (HERCULANEUM) CREAMWARE DUTCH-DECORATED 'PRODIGAL SON' PLATES

CIRCA 1805, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS AND 12

Price Realised USD 8,190
Estimate
USD 1,000 - USD 1,500
Closed: 20 Oct 2023
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A SET OF FIVE ENGLISH (HERCULANEUM) CREAMWARE DUTCH-DECORATED 'PRODIGAL SON' PLATES

CIRCA 1805, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS AND 12

Price Realised USD 8,190
Closed: 20 Oct 2023
Price Realised USD 8,190
Closed: 20 Oct 2023
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Each painted at the center with a scene from the parable of the Prodigal Son, a garland of flowers and scrolls at the border with a caption to each scene painted in black:

ZYN ERFDEEL (his inheritance)
ZYN VREUGT (his pleasure)
ZYN DROEFHEID (his sadness)
ZYN BEROUW (his repentance)
ZYN MAALTYT (his feast)
10 in. (25.4 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 29 May 1979, lot 28.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 26 October 1988, lot 291.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
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Nathalie FerneauHead of Sale, Junior Specialist
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