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A PAIR OF LARGE BLUE AND WHITE DUTCH-MARKET A PAIR OF VERTE-IMARI ‘GOVERNOR DUFF’ PLATES
ARMORIAL DISHES Circa 1730
Kangxi Each painted and gilt to the centre with a European couple beside
Each decorated with exotic birds on rocky banks amongst flowering their dog, beneath a paulownia tree in a fenced garden, within
peony, within borders of lotus blooms and floral cartouches on foliate a border of precious objects and leaf form panels reserved with
scroll grounds, bearing the arms of Jacob Pelgrom of Holland. scattered flowers. 23.2cm (9.1/8in) diam. (2).
49cm and 49.5cm (19.1/4in and 19.1/2in) diam. (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
£6,000 - 8,000 HK$20,000 - 29,000
HK$59,000 - 78,000 CNY18,000 - 27,000
CNY53,000 - 71,000
The couple depicted on these plates is often referred to as Governor
This dish was part of a dinner service made for Jacob Pelgrom, a Duff and his wife, which is suggested to be the name the Chinese
VOC merchant who rose to become Director-General of Bengal gave Diederick Duiver (1676-1740), Governor of the Dutch East India
(India). Company from 1729-1731.
For an example of a dish with these arms see Christie’s New York,
7-8 February 2017, lot 87. See also an example in the Rijksmuseum,
Inventory number AK-RAK-1994-5.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. ASIAN ART - PART I | 159