PR DUTCH DELFT ALBARELLO JARS 1756 SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN

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A EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF MATCHING DUTCH SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN, BLUE DELFT ALBARELLO JARS!!! THESE ARE IN VERY NICE ORIGINAL CONDITION, SMALL FLAKES ON TOP INNER EDGE, AND ON THE BOTTOM OF ONE THER ARE SEVERAL LARGER FLAKES THAT DO NOT SHOW UNLESS UPSIDE DOWN, THIS IS TYPICAL AND ACCEPTABLE ON THESE KINDS OF PIECES,,, NO CRACKS, BREAKS OR REPAIRS, WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR STORAGE JARS OF SOFT MATERIAL....VERY STUNNING,THE SHIPS DEPICTED ARE FLYING A 18TH CENTURY DUTCH FLAGS ON FULL MASTED SAILING SHIPS, DONE ON A SOFT WHITE TIN GLAZE BACKGROUND, THE HAND PAINTED BLUE DELFT REALLY STANDS OUT GIVING EXCELLENT DETAIL, THESE WERE PROBABLY DONE DURING THE SEVEN YEARS WAR (1756) AS THE DUTCH REMAINED MOSTLY NEATURAL DURING THE CONFLICT, THEY DID BECOME AGRESSIVE IN TRADE, AS THE FRENCH WERE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN WAR, CREATING A TRADE GAP, THESE TYPE OF JARS ,, ARBARELLO,, OR DRUG JARS, STORED AND TRANSPORTED EVERYTHING FROM TOBACCO TO COCCAINE.. MEASURING AN IMPRESSIVE 91/2'' TALL BY 61/2'' THIS SALE IS FOR THE PAIR...THEY WILL LOOK GOOD ON YOUR MANTLE OR ANYW YOU CAN ENJOY AND CHERISH THIS WONDERFUL PIECES OF THE PAST!!!!! THEY WILL BE CAREFULLY PACKED TO ARRIVE TO YOUR HOME SAFELY.. WE ORIGINALLY AQUIRRED THESE FROM AN ESTATE, 10 YEARS AGO, W THEY HAD BEEN PASSED DOWN OVER THE YEARS, THEY WERE CONSIGNED TO A LOCAL AUCTION , WHOM WERE NOT read more