"Dutch Tea Caddy In Delft Blue And White, Circa 1700"
Dutch Delftware tea caddy. Decorated in the Kangxi style. One side with Long Elizas in a garden. The other side with a lady seated in a pavilion, approached by a gentleman. Two storks are present. The sides are decorated with leaping boys. The top features a lotus motif on a blue ground. The bottom is marked AK for Adriaan Kocx, The Greek A Factory, circa 1686-1701.
Height: 14.8 cm.
Condition: some minor wear.
See "Delfts aardewerk, Merken en fabrieken," Leon-Paul van Greenen, no. 25.05, p. 267, for a pair of similar tea caddy decorated with chinoiserie.