Narrow-Necked Jug with Chinoiserien. Delft. 1674-1686. De Grieksche A. Samuel van Eenhoorn. Photo Van Ham

Beige body with pale blue glaze and dark blue decor. Silver mountings with coin. Oval corpus with elongated neck. The rounded surface is decorated with continuous depictions of resting and standing Chinese figures. A crowned and ligatured monogramm can be seen on the display side beneath the spout. The coin set into the hinged lid is inscribed: 'DEO ET PATRIAE ANNO 1619' with a 'wild man' / 'FRIDERIC. ULRIC. D:G. DUX. BRUNSVIC. ET.L.' with coat of arms. Height 25,5cm. Condition A/B. Estimation : 2 700 / 3 000 €

Maker's mark monogramm SVE 51/2 for Samuel van Eenhoorn. Mounting marked with a Dutch tax mark for domestic work (Tardy pg.322).

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