Miniature commode; PIETER ADRIAENSZ KOCX (active, 1701 -1722) , Grieksche A, Delft, The Netherlands.

Miniature commode; PIETER ADRIAENSZ KOCX (active, 1701 -1722) , Grieksche A, Delft, The Netherlands.
Stanniferous glazed ceramic.
It has slight damage and restoration in two drawers.
Presents signature.
Measurements: 13 x 17 x 10 cm.
Miniature chest of drawers in tin-glazed earthenware made in the famous factory De Grieksche A in Delft, one of the most prestigious workshops in the Netherlands during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Active between 1657 and 1818, the factory was located on the south side of Delft and played a fundamental role in the development of the so-called Delftware, Dutch ceramics inspired by oriental porcelain.
Made of earthenware with an opacified tin glaze, the chest of drawers has a milky white surface that imitates Chinese porcelain, an ideal support for the hand-painted decoration in bright colors: pinks, greens, blues and yellows outlined with golden profiles. The floral motifs and garlands that run along the drawers, sides and cover refer to early rococo decorative tastes, combining oriental influences with European sensibility. The undulating form of the front and the mixtilinear profile of the lid evoke the models of Dutch Baroque furniture, transferred here to the ceramic realm on an intimate and ornamental scale.
The piece is attributed to the period of Pieter Adriaensz's direction. Kocx (1701-1722), son of Adrianus Kocx, who had acquired the factory and established it as a major center of fine earthenware production. Trained in his father's workshop, Pieter continued to produce objects in the same delicate and meticulous style that characterized the previous period. After his death, Pieter's widow, Johanna van der Heul, took over the management of the manufacture, ensuring the continuity of the family tradition.
This type of miniature object did not necessarily fulfill a full utilitarian function, but was related to domestic collecting. The reproduction of ceramic furniture demonstrates the technical versatility of the Delft workshops.