A Fine Dutch ‘Amsterdam Bont’ Decorated Chinese Porcelain Bowl

Particularly well decorated in bright enamels

The exterior with profuse floral design

The interior with parrots and butterflies on budding rose

The centre with budding rose

The porcelain E18thC the decoration C1730/50

Diameter; 7 3/4″ (19.7 cm)

Condition; two hairline cracks 7.3 and 6.5 cm from rim

Shallow chip 0.4 cm to inner rim

In 1580 a series of sixteen engravings made by Adriaen Collaert (ca.1560-1618) were originally first published in Antwerp under the name ‘Avium Iconum’ ,featuring parrots perched on roses.

A second edition by Philips Galle also appeared in Antwerp in c.1617. Several other editions followed. One of the engravings shows two parrots, both perched on a tree trunk while one parrot is eating a cherry.