Vaas met eenden in een waterplas en landschapje

About this artwork

hoogte 18 cm

Art Historical Context

This delicate porcelain vase, titled *Vaas met eenden in een waterplas en landschapje*, was produced around 1784 by the Manufacture Oud-Loosdrecht, one of the Netherlands’ earliest porcelain factories. Standing just 18 centimeters tall, the piece reflects the refined taste of late eighteenth-century European decorative arts. The factory, established in 1774 near Amsterdam, specialized in hard-paste porcelain that sought to rival the celebrated wares of Meissen and Sèvres while incorporating distinctly Dutch motifs. The vase’s painted decoration features a tranquil scene of ducks gliding acros...