A rare Dutch Delft blue and white cuspidor with tobacco
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A rare Dutch Delft blue and white cuspidor with tobacco harvesting scenes, 1st half 18th C. H.: 8,5 cm - Dia.: 13 cm The upper rim decorated with scenes showing enslaved black men harvesting tobacco and rolling it up on one side, while the other side shows the owners of the plantations or other wealthy merchants, smoking the tobacco. The body also showing scenes from the production process. A highly interesting piece in both the field of tobacciana and Delftware collections. See also: - The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, for two Dutch Delft spittoons with the same design but executed in petit feu palette, donated from the Loudon collection.Inventory numbers BK-NM-12400-403 (link) and BK-NM-12400-404 (link). We have more lots available for bidding on on our website only, see www.rm-auctions.com. Both auctions are being held simultaneously, but the extra lots are not available during our live auction nor on this platform. Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
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A rare Dutch Delft blue and white cuspidor with tobacco
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