Two Pronk ‘Dame au parasol’ plates, circa 1738

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'Dame au parasol' plate, Blue-and-White, circa 1738, Cornelius Pronk, Imari

Two Pronk ‘Dame au parasol’ plates, circa 1738. Estimate 6,000 – $8,000 USD. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015.

Painted after the well-known design of Dutch artist Cornelius Pronk, in Imari and gilt or blue and white; 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diameter, the larger

Provenance: Acquired from P. Suval, Inc., New York, in 1975 [the Imari plate].
Acquired from A.R. Thomas, New York, in 1981 [the cobalt blue plate].

Christie’s. MANDARIN & MENAGERIE: THE SOWELL COLLECTION AND CHINESE EXPORT ART FROM VARIOUS OWNERS, 26 January 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.

A Japanese Pronk ‘Dame au parasol’ plate, circa 1738-40

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'Dame au parasol' plate, circa 1738-40, Cornelis Pronk, Japanese

A Japanese Pronk ‘Dame au parasol’ plate, circa 1738-40. Estimate 4,000 – $6,000 USD. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015.

Enameled after the well-known design of Dutch artist Cornelis Pronk, the reverse decorated with iron-red insects; 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diameter

Note: V.O.C. records show repeated attempts to have the Pronk patterns made at a commercial price in Japan, but they were all unsuccessful and in fact the entire Pronk venture was abandoned after a few years due to narrow profit margins. See C.J.A. Jorg, Pronk Porcelain, pp. 71-3.

Christie’s. MANDARIN & MENAGERIE: THE SOWELL COLLECTION AND CHINESE EXPORT ART FROM VARIOUS OWNERS, 26 January 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.

A rare famille rose Pronk ‘Dame au parasol’ plate, circa 1738-40

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'Dame au parasol' plate, circa 1738-40, Cornelius Pronk, famille-rose

A rare famille rose Pronk ‘Dame au parasol’ plate, circa 1738-40. Estimate 6,000 – $9,000 USD. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2015.

Enameled after the well-known design of Dutch artist Cornelius Pronk, the cell-pattern pink border alternating cartouches of ladies and ducks, the reverse decorated with iron-red insects; 9 in. (23 cm.) diameter

Provenance: Acquired from P. Suval, Inc., New York, in 1975.

Property from a midwestern private collection

Christie’s. MANDARIN & MENAGERIE: THE SOWELL COLLECTION AND CHINESE EXPORT ART FROM VARIOUS OWNERS, 26 January 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.