A Dutch Delft polychrome cartouche-shaped plaque, dated 1737 or 1757

painted with a large bouquet of flowers in a vase, flanked by a pair of smaller flower vases supported by putti, joined by a garland of foliate scrolls and shells enriched with a profile portrait medallion, the moulded frame painted with flowering scrolls on a blue ground, pierced twice for hanging, the reverse with inscribed date mark in blue,

In good appearance. There are some small areas of glaze loss to the moulded border. There is a small kiln abrasion to the lower edge of the border. A shallow chip to the reverse side of the rim located at the top of the plaque.
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For other examples of plaques painted with garnitures of flower vases see C. H de Jonge, Delft Ceramics, London, 1970, p. 107, ill. 106 and Henry-Pierre Fourest, Delftware, Faience Production at Delft, London, 1980, pp. 172-173, no. 171.