Pair of Dutch Delftware Grape Tureens Naturalistically modelled as bunches of manganese-purple grapes, each tureen is fitted with a conforming cover and rests on a separate stand shaped as a green vine leaf with yellow details. The curling stems form the handles. These playful, sculptural covered dishes were intended as striking elements on the eighteenth-century dining table. Dutch Delftware, second half of the 18th century. Dimensions: 12.5 × 16 cm each.

A Pair of Grape Tureens in Polychrome Dutch Delftware, late 18th century

A Pair of Grape Tureens in Polychrome Dutch Delftware, late 18th century

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Pair of Polychrome Dutch Delftware Grape Tureens

Naturalistically modelled as bunches of manganese-purple grapes, each tureen is fitted with a conforming cover and rests on a separate stand shaped as a green vine leaf with yellow details. The curling stems form the handles. These playful, sculptural covered dishes were intended as striking elements on the eighteenth-century dining table.

Dutch Delftware, second half of the 18th century.
Dimensions: 12.5 × 16 cm each.