Description
Dia.: 11 cm (the saucer)
Dia.: 6,3 cm - H.: 3,8 cm
Provenance:
- The private collection of Mr. Binder, son of J. Louis Binder, USA.
- Rob Michiels Auctions, 12 October 2015, lot 383. (link)
In 1690, the citizens of the Dutch city of Rotterdam, incensed by a brutally unfair punishment pronounced by their magistrate, ran riot and tore down the magistrate’s house. This act became known as the 'Costerman revolt' or the 'Rotterdam Riot' and was commemorated in a cast medallion from which the plates, also ordered to commemorate the event, were painted. This is the first European historical/political event ever to be produced on Chinese export porcelain.
Literature:
- Howard & Ayers, 'China for the West, Vol. I', p. 60, fig. 15 for a quasi-identical cup and saucer.
Lot 672
A Chinese blue and white 'Rotterdam Riot' cup and saucer, jade mark, Kangxi
Prix au marteau comm. incl.
€ 6.240
Ce lot a été vendu le 15 octobre 2025 et n'est plus disponible
