Pair of Dutch Delftware cashmere palette vases
With an exceptional combination of the colors black and yellow
- Origin:
- Delft, plateelbakkerij 'De Grieksche A'
- Date:
- ca. 1701-1721
- Dimensions:
- Height: 23 cm
- Master:
- Pieter Adriaen Kocks
- Marked:
- PAK
Price on request
The extremely popular cashmere decoration first appeared in the years surrounding 1700. It is derived from the colourful cashmere material which originated in India. It was quite freely interpreted, and comprises floral motifs with representations of phoenix-like birds while the border line decoration was usually Lambrequin of French print, like the decoration of these bottle shaped vases.
Cashmere décor with mirror-black and the imperial yellow color is extremely rare. Even today, international buyers still express interest in cashmere Delftware. On the other hand, while Delftware with a gold ornamentation (petit feu) used to fetch the same price as the beloved cashmere Delftware, it is no longer enjoys the same level of popularity.
These bottle-shaped vases, auctioned in Amsterdam in 1956, were part of the well known Delftware collection of M.P. Voûte, Baarn, and were acquired by Salomon Stodel for the sum of Fl. 4400, the equivalent of 18,994 euros today.
Literature: (exhibition) “ Het wondere zwart van Delft”, Museum Willet Holthuysen, Amsterdam, 1963 no: 49.
Provenance: Ex. collectie M.P. Voûte, Baarn;Veiling Frederik Muller & Cie, Amsterdam 17-25 april 1956, lot 55