A lidded chesnut vase
Loosdrecht, 1778-1784
Gilded handles in the form of a rams head. The body with a polychrome decoration of fruits inside a cartouche on a pink ground with incised flowering branches. The square base with floral motif in gold. Lid marked M:OL with star in underglaze blue, inside of foot inscised M:OL and L 40.
H. 24.5 cm
Provenance:
– Collection B. Houthakker (1884-1963), Amsterdam
– Salomon Stodel Antiquités, Amsterdam (1986)
– Private collection, The Netherlands
Literature:
– Hollands porselein: collectie B. Houthakker, Amsterdam, 1986, page 38, no. 45
– Exhibition catalogue Het Nederlandse porcelein, Museum Willet-Holthuysen, Amsterdam 1952, no. 98