Live Auction 2868The Decorative Arts Sale
A large Dutch Delft blue and white armorial jug
Lot 171

A large Dutch Delft blue and white armorial jug

18TH CENTURY

Closed5 October 2011

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EUR 3,500

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A large Dutch Delft blue and white armorial jug
18th Century
Painted to the white-glazed ovoid body with the coat-of-arms of the Dutch family Nassau-LaLecq, the reeded straight neck encircled with two blue bands, applied with C-shaped handle, tip of handle restored
28 cm. high

Specialist note

The Dutch aristocratic family name Nassau-Lalecq is the name of the illegitimate children of 'stadhouder' Willem of Orange (1567-1625) and Margaretha van Mechelen (1580-1662). The last male bearer of the name died in 1824.