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Every month, we highlight a remarkable piece from the Aronson Antiquairs collection. This month we present this beautiful pair of blue and white model of shoes, from circa 1760. Miniature ceramic shoes like this pair were commonly sold at annual fairs and regional markets throughout the Low Countries. While most examples are undated, some bear…

Every month we present a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month we would like to show you this beautiful blue and white cuspidor, which was made in the city of Delft around 1750. The word ‘cuspidor’ (kwispedoor) comes from the same word in Portuguese: cuspidouro, meaning ‘place for spitting’ and has its…

Every month we present a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month we would like to show you this pair of blue and white Budai Heshang flower holders. Among the more whimsical yet deeply meaningful forms in early eighteenth-century Dutch Delftware are figural vessels that blend sculptural ingenuity with symbolic resonance. A particularly…

Every month we present a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month we would like to show you this blue and white oval plaque, made around 1705. The plaque depicts a lively tavern scene. Peasants are reveling as they watch a couple dancing to the music of a horn or shawm player. A skeptical…

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a blue and white apothecary jar and cover, made around 1740. This apothecary jar, inscribed with “Ung. Opiatum,” is an unusually shaped example of Delftware used for storing opium-based ointments. Such preparations, known as Unguentum Opiatum, were…

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a blue and white biblical charger, made around 1660. The decoration on this dish depicts one of the Old Testament’s most powerful examples of obedience and faith: the story from Genesis, Chapter 22, verses 1-18, of Abraham…

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a blue and white charger, made around 1680. The depiction of a mounted huntsman in art recalls the widely circulated images of Petrus Schenk’s publication Nieuwe geinventeerde Sineesen, met groote moeyte geteekent en in ‘t Ligt gegeven…

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a blue and white tazza, made around 1715. The early tazza, or cup in Italian, was a wide, bowl-shaped glass on a tall stem. The vessel was used for serving wine across Europe and England since the…

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a blue and white octagonal armorial charger with the coat of arms of the Thurn und Taxis family, made around 1710. The German noble von Thurn und Taxis family has been known since the middle of the…

Every month, a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection is presented. This month, the focus is on a polychrome cashmere tea canister and cover, made around 1710. The color palette on this tea canister is known as ‘cashmere’ due to its resemblance in color and intricate motifs to the fine woolen shawls imported from…