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Pair of circus horses
Maker: Unidentified Artist
Dutch (Delft)
about 1760
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
23.5 x 9.5 x 20.2 cm (9 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Rita and Frits Markus Collection
Accession Number1995.6.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionPair of circus horses modeled in relief and painted with manganese red (spots), blue (manes and tails), orange, iron red and blue (saddle) and green (plinth). They stand on rectangular plinths with sloping sides decorated with scrolls painted in blue and yellow.
Marks
none
ProvenanceNovember 23, 1994, sold at Christie's Amsterdam, lot 46, and bought by for the Rita and Frits Markus Collection, MFA. (Accession date: January 25, 1995)