De Porceleyne Beyl Dutch Delft Blue and White Charger

Circa 1760, decorated with a crane trying to catch flying insects amidst flowering peonies surrounded with peacock feathers and flowers. The rim of the dish features a scalloped pattern with repeating flowers and peacock feathers, marked on the underside with an axe.

14 in.

Private Collection, Greensboro, North Carolina

Inspired by the far East porcelain where the crane was a symbol of long life.

Glaze losses along rim; .5 in chip to rim underside.