Lot 1703. Pair of lidded vases, Delft, 2nd half of the 18th century. Estimate: CHF3,000 - CHF5,000. Photo Koller

Faience, painted in blue and green in the Oriental style, with peonies, scrolls and birds. Both covers have lion finials. No mark.
H 38.5 cm. Edge of the cover restored. (2)

Provenance: - Lempertz Cologne, 11. December 1990, Lot 1294. - Schmitz-Eichhoff Collection, Cologne.

Literature: Köllmann/Reineking/Schmitz-Eichhoff, Sammlung Europäischer Fayencen des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts, Cologne 1991, No. 68.

Exhibition: Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK) Köln, „Fayence aus Europa, Kölner Sammler stellen aus“, 9 May - 11 July 1999. Accompanying booklet, illustration on page 13.

Faience Col. Schmitz-Eichhoff by Koller Auctions, September 19, 2016, 1:30 PM CET