delftware

Dish, Persian, Timurid or early Safavid, second half of 15th century, stonepaste; painted in blue on white slip under transparent glaze, the Hossein Afshar Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. HOUSTON—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, tells the story of the enduring, worldwide appeal of blue and white ceramics through the exhibition Between Sea and Sky: Blue and White Ceramics from Persia and Beyond. This exhibition brings together 74 works, including selections from the exceptional Hossein Afshar Collection of... [Lire la suite]

The Phoenix Art Museum bought this c. 1660 Delft Vase and Cover from Aronson Antiquairs, 23 inches Dutch Delft.  AMSTERDAM.- On the eve of the opening of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, his largest exhibition of the year, Amsterdam specialist Delft dealer Robert Aronson of Aronson Antiquairs, has announced that The Phoenix Art Museum has purchased a large Blue and White Dutch Delft Vase and Cover dating to 1660-70.  According to Robert Aronson, “I have been working with The Phoenix Art Museum for a... [Lire la suite]

Rare important squirrel from 18c Ivan B Hart Dutch Delft Collection. AMSTERDAM.- At The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, The Netherlands, March 15 – 24, Robert Aronson of Aronson Antiquairs, will be showing some of the world’s most important examples of Dutch Delftware, every object illustrated and discussed in a catalog, the twelfth in the last decade published by the 131-year old Amsterdam firm.  This year’s star attraction at the Aronson stand is an important collection of twenty-four pieces of 18th Century... [Lire la suite]