CIRCA 1690, ATTRIBUTED TO DE GRIEKSCHE A

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A rare Dutch Delft blue and white tiered chinoiserie tulip vase
CIRCA 1690, ATTRIBUTED TO DE GRIEKSCHE A
Consisting of two bulbous segments: the lower segment decorated with a large crane approaching two cranes perched amidst blossoming foliage and rockwork, further with a vase filled with a bouquet of stylised flowers, flanked by two birds, and another flower bouquet, with ten spouts modelled as lion heads with open mouths alternating lappets, the domed base with a continuous flower band; the middle segment with exotic birds amidst blossoming foliage and rock work, with eight spouts alternating ruyi and a fixed replaced top segment decorated with lappets, the six spouts with floral sprays and the onion-necked finial spout with ruyi (chips and some restorations to rims, five spouts repaired, the upper section a later replacement)
47 cm. high (2)

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Lot Essay

The shape of the vase is probably derived from Chinese calabash vases. See: H. Ressing,'Delfts aardewerk in Dyrham Park', Vormen uit Vuur, 2000/4, no. 173, p. 10, ill. 3, for an example in Dyrham Park with floral chinoiserie decoration, comprising three bulbous segments and a top part, marked AK; C. Dumortier, Delft, Brussel, 1990, cat. no. 8, p. 6, for an illustration of an example comprising three bulbous segments decorated with a hunting scene, with a similar floral base; A.M.L.E. Erkelens, Queen Mary's 'Delft porcelain', Ceramics at Het Loo from the time of William and Mary, Zwolle, 1996, p. 68, for a single bulbous segment with figural chinoiserie decoration in the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin.

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