Object of the Month

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a blue and white biblical charger, made around 1660. The decoration on this dish depicts one of the Old Testament’s most powerful examples of obedience and faith: the story from Genesis, Chapter 22, verses 1-18, of Abraham…

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a blue and white charger, made around 1680. The depiction of a mounted huntsman in art recalls the widely circulated images of Petrus Schenk’s publication Nieuwe geinventeerde Sineesen, met groote moeyte geteekent en in ‘t Ligt gegeven.…

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a blue and white tazza, made around 1715. The early tazza, or cup in Italian, was a wide, bowl-shaped glass on a tall stem. The vessel was used for serving wine across Europe and England since the…

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a blue and white octagonal armorial charger with the coat of arms of the Thurn und Taxis family, made around 1710. The German noble von Thurn und Taxis family has been known since the middle of the…

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a polychrome cashmere tea canister and cover, made around 1710. The color palette on this tea canister is known as ‘cashmere’ due to its resemblance in color and intricate motifs to the fine woolen shawls imported from…

Every month we present a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month we would like to show you this blue and white oval plaque, made around 1705. The plaque depicts a lively tavern scene. Peasants are reveling as they watch a couple dancing to the music of a horn or shawm player. A skeptical…

Every month we present a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month we would like to show you this pair of polychrome pike tureens, which is marked for Petrus van Marum, the owner of De Romeyn (The Roman) factory from 1754 to 1764. In the middle of the eighteenth century, Delft potters quickly…

Every month we present you a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month, we would like to highlight this stunning polychrome money bank from circa 1760. The invention of the piggy bank originates to over 600 years ago in the fifteenth century when people would use pots to store what money they had.…

Every month we present you a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month, we would like to highlight this captivating blue and white deep plate from circa 1730. The well of the plate is painted with two travelers walking toward another seated beneath a tree before a cliff on a river bank and…

Every month we present you a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month, we would like to highlight this blue and white tray, as discussed in the main article in our newsletter from April 2024. Trays have been utilized for serving drinks and food since ancient times. The prevalence of trays in daily…