19TH CENTURY, SPURIOUS BLUE AP MONOGRAM, 3 AND N FOR THE WORKSHOP OF ANTHONY PENNIS AT DE TWEE SCHEEPJES

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A PAIR OF DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE CLOBBERED OBELISKS
19TH CENTURY, SPURIOUS BLUE AP MONOGRAM, 3 AND N FOR THE WORKSHOP OF ANTHONY PENNIS AT DE TWEE SCHEEPJES
Each painted in the Chinoiserie taste with birds perched among flowering peony and chrysanthemum, enriched in iron-red and gilt, the lower body molded with shells
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high (2)

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A PAIR OF DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE CLOBBERED OBELISKS
19th century, spurious blue AP monogram, 3 AND N for the workshop of Anthony Pennis at De Twee Scheepjes
Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000

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Lot Essay

The present obelisks are from a class of wares almost always found in pairs and decorated in the Chinese taste. See J. Stodel, The Splendour of Delftware, Exhibition Catalogue, London, 1993, no. 19 for a similar pair. Also compare the pair sold Christie's, London, 26 January 2011, lot 1.

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