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A Dutch Delft (De Grieksche A factory) polychrome box and cover, circa 1765-1768

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1,200 - 1,800 EUR

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Description

modelled in the form of a nesting lapwing, its plumage coloured in tones of manganese, green and blue, sitting on a green nest, A/iH/12 mark for Jacobus Halder Adriaensz and numeral 104 in blue


Width 13.5 cm; 5 ⅜ in

Height 12.8 cm; 5 in

Jacobus Adriaensz Halder, identified by the ‘A/iH’ mark on the base of the box was the owner of the ‘De Grieksche A’ factory from December 1764 to 1768. By the time he sold the factory to Johannes van Briel and Petronella van der Laan three years later, Jacobus had earned the title of master potter. A very similar example of this model was sold from the Ann and Gordon Getty Collection, Christie's, New York, 19 October 2023, lot 143.