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Antique Cobalt Blue Dish 18C Floral decoration Maria Sibylla Merian Chinese porcelain

Antique Cobalt Blue Dish 18C Floral decoration Maria Sibylla Merian Chinese porcelain

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Condition Report: 1 chip to rim and some very minimal fritspots. Size 229x24mm DiameterxHeight

Dish on footring, flat rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with a butterfly and two flowers (iris and anemone). On the anemone, a large caterpillar. A second caterpillar is found on a lower leaf. The cavetto is encircled by a decorative border of intertwined leaves with flower heads. On the rim intertwined floral and foliate scrolls amongst which small flowers. The reverse is undecorated.

Maria Sybilla Merian was a Dutch botanist and artist interested in the study of insects and plants in the Dutch West Indies. Occurs on Chinese export decorations sometimes in combination with design elements reminiscent of designs by Cornelis Pronk.

For examples; see David Howard and John Ayers, vol. 2, p. 304; Charlotte Jacob-Hanson, “Maria Sibylla Merian, Artist-Naturalist,” The Magazine ANTIQUES, (Brant Publications, Inc. New York), August 2000, pp. 174-183.

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Additional Information

Region of Origin

Primary Material

Type

China Dynasty Period

Qing (1661 – 1912)

Category

Blue & White

Century

18th century

Condition Report

1 chip to rim and some very minimal fritspots. Size 229x24mm DiameterxHeight

Material

Porcelain & Pottery