918. Polychrome and Gilded Plate

Delft, circa 1725

Marked AR in iron-red for Adriaa[e]n Rijsselberg[h], master gold painter employed at de Grieksche A (the Greek A) or possibly 1713 to 1735

Painted with a Chinese pheasant perched on a gar- den fence amidst flowering plants within a scroll- edged roundel, the rim with a border of blossoms, leaves, lappets and strapwork.

DIMENSIONS:

Diameter: 22.1 cm. (8.7 in.)

PROVENANCE:

The Dr. Günther Grethe Collection, Hamburg

CONDITION:

• Minor rim abrasions
• One chip of 10 x 5 mm.
• One chip of 9 x 2 mm.