D1844. Pair of Polychrome Octagonal Plaques

Delft, circa 1750

Each finely painted in yellow, iron-red, manganese, blue and green with a luxuriant arrangement of a variety of flowers and foliage in a wicker basket set on further blossoms and flanked by two small flitting insects, the convex self-frame with a border of stippled lappets, blossoms and foliate scrolls and pierced at the top with two holes for suspension; the reverse glazed.

Height: 27.3 cm. (10.7 in.)

Provenance: The Mr. and Mrs. L. Collection, U.S.A.