Lot #253 - A rare Doulton Rembrandt Ware Arts & Crafts vase
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:February 2014 Antique & Art Auction
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Sale Date:18 Feb 2014 ~ 10am (NZ time) Lots 1 - 314
18 Feb 2014 ~ 5pm (NZ time) Lots 315 - 618 -
Lot #:253
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Lot Description:A rare Doulton Rembrandt Ware Arts & Crafts vase
c.1890, hand painted with a portrait of Oliver Cromwell and a wide band of three galleons under sail with ‘Protector of the Commonwealth’ painted above. The earthenware, blue and golden tones conforming with those used by the renowned artist Rembrandt van Rijn, baluster form. Height 330. -
Notes:Cromwell became one of the most extraordinary politicians in English political history, the galleons depicted reference to the Anglo-Spanish war fought between 1654 and 1660. Hand painted to the base ‘Doulton Rembrandt’. Provenance: Ex. John Bates (Snr.), shop Custom Street, Auckland, gifted to a senior employee upon her retirement.
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Estimate:NZ$3,500 - 3,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Ceramics & Porcelain
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