Description
Dia.: 21,5 cm
Provenance: A private Belgian collection in Bruges.
Ref.:
- Rob Michiels Auctions, 26 May 2020, lot 510, for a related, single, example from this series. (sold EUR 3.825,00) (link)
- Zeeuws Museum, The Netherlands, object number AB1269-02, for AB1269-01, for identical examples. (link 1 - link 2)
This series of plates was made for the Dutch market and they are called 'Bubble' plates, since they were likely to have been made to satirize the South Sea Bubble 'mania' which occurred in the early 18th century. Besides the 'A-series' of this design, this 'B series' is the most rare. The South Sea Bubble refers to the South Sea Company which was a British joint stock company founded in 1711 in which many people made and lost considerable fortunes.
Lot 303
Hammer price incl. commission
€ 5.460
This lot was sold on 19 June 2025 and is no longer available