Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1750s.
The jar painted with a scene of an American Indian, with feathered head dress. He sits on the edge of a pedestal, smoking a pipe. Behind him is a large tobacco jar, numbered '2', and a basket of tobacco leaves. In the background a tall tree grows, with tow ships in full sail in the distance. A packing case is titled VOC for the Dutch East Indian Company. The underside marked 'BP' for the maker Blompot of Molslaan, Delft.
Complete with original brass cover.
Height 12 inches, 31cm.
Width 8 1/2 inches, 22cm.
Depth 8 1/2 inches, 22cm.
Date c 1770.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1750s.
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18th C Delft Tobacco Jar
