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Large Delftware Blue and White Ewer
- Period
- 1680 - 1700
- Origin
- Delft
- Dimensions
- W 7" diameter" × H 13 1/4"
- Reference
- #Marh3682
This piece has been sold. It is shown here for reference in our archive.
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue.
A superb large-scale Delftware ewer of elongated pear shape with tall neck and loop handle, painted in brilliant cobalt blue with a continuous Chinese-inspired garden scene. The decoration shows figures among rocks, trees, and pavilions beside a flowing river and stylised waterfall, bordered at the base with vertical lappets and around the neck with a floral and scrollwork frieze. The handle painted with dotted foliate motifs.