Dia.: 26,5 cm

Chinese porcelain with this decoration was almost certainly produced for the Dutch market, appearing both in underglaze blue and gilt, as well as in famille rose enamels. The design likely derives from botanical drawings in the style of the Dutch-Swiss naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian (1646–1717), who travelled to Surinam and published her celebrated Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium in Holland in 1705 (and later in France in 1771 as Histoire Générale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l’Europe). It has also been suggested that the border motifs and floral elements relate to designs by Cornelis Pronk, the Dutch draughtsman commissioned by the VOC during the same period.

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- Bonhams New York, 24 January 2013, lot 55 for an identical, slightly smaller, pair. (sold USD 4.080,00) (link)
- Christie's Amsterdam, 13 December 2012, lot 505 for an identical, slightly smaller, pair. (sold EUR 3.000,00) (link)

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