Chinese Export Porcelain, After Cornelis Pronk ‘La Dame au Parasol’, Teabowl c.1740

A Chinese Export Porcelain teabowl, after Cornelis Pronk’s ‘La Dame au Parasol’ c.1740. The semi-eggshell porcelain teabowl is finely painted with a version of a chinoiserie design by the Dutch artist Cornelis Pronk’s design produced for the Dutch East India Company, the V.O.C. (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie).

Condition
In good condition, some wear to the decoration.
Size
Diameter : 6.7 cm (2 3/4 inches)
Provenance
The John Drew Collection of Chinese Ceramics.
Stock number
25135
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The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics :
John Drew was born in 1933 in Tideswell, Derbyshire, where his father was curate. The family moved to Norfolk whilst he was still a baby and his father became the rector of the parish of Intwood and Keswick. He was educated at Sedbergh School and after National Service in the R.A.F. being taught Russian, he went to Queens College, Oxford to read Greats (Classics). He spent nearly all his working life in various African countries as an archivist, moving to a post at Cape Town University in 1978. He remained in Cape Town after his retirement until his death in 2006. He had a great love of the English countryside (but not the climate) and this is shown in many of the pieces he collected. His taste was varied and ranged from Neolithic right through to the 18th Century. When we sent photograph to his home in Cape Town of pieces we thought he might be interested in, he would write long funny well observed letters back, wanting to add many of the items to his growing collection. Over the years we got to know him better and better, and during the last few years it was very rare for him to not want all the pieces we offered him. We knew his taste, even though his taste was so varied. This was in no small part because he had a very good eye and it was a pleasure finding things that interested him, because they were also very interesting to us. He never got to put his collection on display, something he hoped to do while on retirement in England, so it is with a mixture of pleasure and sadness that we offer these pieces from his collection. Each piece has a John Drew collection label, so when the collection is split up there will be some lasting record of the love and hard work he put into his two decades of collecting.

 

 

 

Cornelis Pronk 1691 – 1759, Draftman For the V.O.C. :

Cornelis Pronk also known as Cornelis Pronck, was a Dutch draughtsman, painter and porcelain designer. He is known particularly for his numerous drawings of cities, towns and buildings (so-called topographical drawings), as well as for his porcelain designs. In 1734, the Dutch East India Company commissioned Pronk to produce designs for a set of china plates. This porcelain (so-called chine de commande) was produced in China, then shipped to Europe and sold there at an extremely high price. A set of blue-white plates, for instance, would sell for 1160 Dutch guilders – enough to buy a house in Amsterdam. Pronk made four different designs, of which "The Parasol Ladies" was most popular. The Dutch East India Company ended the deal in 1740 because the production and shipping from China proved too costly. However, Pronk's designs remained popular and were frequently copied, and some of his designs are still being produced. Four of Pronk's sketchbooks are in the collection of the Rijksprentenkabinet (National Cabinet of Prints), now part of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In 1997, the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem held an exhibition of Pronk's work. Information from Wikipedia.

 

Cornelis Pronk self-portrait.

Cornelis_Pronk_(1691-1759) by_Cornelis_Pronk

 

 

Cornelis Pronk 'La Dame au Parasol'

Pronk's orginal drawing of 'La Dame au Parasol' c.1734-1736.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Pronk Drawing

 

 

The Hodroff Collection, Part II Chinese Export Porcelain From The Collection Of Leo & Doris Hodroff

Famille Rose Teabowl and Saucer c.1740

Pronk design porcelain

 

 

 

Japanese Porcelain, Arita c.1740

Pronk Arita

 

 

Chinese Porcelain c.1750-1770

Pronk Blue and White