Vase
manner of Adrianus Kocx (fl.1686 - 1701)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1690 - 1700
Materials
Earthenware, lead, tin oxide, cobalt
Measurements
210 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Delft
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Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 433528
Summary
Part of a flower vase, the remaining top segment of a multi-tiered flower vase, tin-glazed earthenware, of square section and pyramidal silhouette, with two tiers of four spouts each in the shape of heads with open mouths, a single pear-shaped spout serving as the finial, in the style of the Grieksche A (Greek A) factory under Adrianus Kocx (active 1686–1701), Delft, Dutch Republic, 1690–1700, decorated in underglaze blue, some of the floral motifs derived from Chinese porcelain.
Full description
For more complete examples of such pyramidal Delft flower vases by the Grieksche A factory, see NT 452205 and NT 452206 at Dyrham Park and NT 254216 at Lytes Cary Manor. Others are in the British Royal Collection, RCIN 1085 (a pair) and RCIN 1202 (a single, incomplete example) and in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, inv. no. C.615-1925.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with support from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1984.
Makers and roles
manner of Adrianus Kocx (fl.1686 - 1701), manufacturer