41. Pair of Delft earthenware terrines or butter dishes in the shape of pluviers, Netherlands, circa 1740 A pair of Dutch Delftware tureens or butter dishes in the shape of plovers, circa 1740 Modelled seated on their grassy nests, rendered in polychrome colours including magenta, green and blue, 14cm high, 15cm diam, Some restoration to tip of birds beaks and to end of the head feathers, some minor typical glaze chips around the edges (2) Provenance: The Collection of Meyer Lavino (paper label to the base); With Aronson Antiquairs, Amsterdam, where purchased by the present owner Literature: R. Aronson, Dutch Delftware, Aronson 125 Anniversary, 2006, p. 103, cat. no. 76 This model was copied by several Dutch Delftware factories in the early 18t century. A plover of this model and colouring with the factory mark for De Porcelijne Bijl is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, inv. C.188&A-1927. A single plover was sold at Sotheby's London, 10 May 2016, lot 130, and a pair sold at Pecheteau Badin, 12 December 2022, lot 42, and another pair was offered at Rob Michiels, 26 June 2017, lot 188. For mention of this model see: Christine Lahaussois Faïences de Delft (Paris, 1998) cat. 283; Marion S. van Aken-Fehmers La donation Clare van Beusekom-Hamburger: Faiences et porcelaines des XVIe-XVIIIe siècles (Musée Ariana, Geneve, 2010) cat.no. 14 p. 133, colour plate p. 44; Passion for Porcelain: masterpieces of ceramics from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum p.265. Meijer Lavino (Rotterdam, 1937 - Antwerp, 2005) was one of the most famous and prolific 20th century collectors of Delftware. The Lavino Collection was built by steel magnate Meijer Lavino, who died in 2005. This unique collection includes almost the entire range of wares produced by Delft potters between 1660 and 1820. Lavino devoted himself with great passion to collecting Dutch delftware. He bought a wide-ranging and varied selection of Dutch delftware and was also intrigued by pairs and complete sets. Besides the variation in forms, he collected Delftware featuring all the decorative techniques, from white and blue-and-white to multicoloured and petit feu with gilding. He had a remarkable eye for the quality of pieces, and to ensure he purchased the best available, Lavino surrounded himself with Dutch delftware experts and relied on the support of his wife Paula Lavino-Ridderhof. Their collection is on permanent loan to the Kunstmuseum Den Haag from 2019, and was the subject of an exhibition at that time.