An early 18th century blue painted Dutch Delft drug jar By De Porceleyne Lampetkan
£96
Auction: 18 October 2008 at 11:00 BST
Description
of tapering ovoid form, decorated with scrolling flowers and foliage surrounding a cartouche with the title 'St Domingo', blue painted mark (damages)
Dimensions
29cm high
Footnote
Note: The De Porcelyne Lampetkan factory in Rotterdam operated as a pottery producing Delftware between 1637-1811. The mark and the decoration probably narrow down the date of production to between 1723 and 1743 when the factory was run by the Van der Ceel family.
Literature: 'Delft Ceramics, by CH De Jong, London, 1970, pp 140 and 159.