An octagonal delftware plate c.1770

An octagonal delftware plate c.1770, Liverpool or Dublin, painted in blue with La Pêche, a lady fishing, regarded by a figure beneath an archway, within stylized narrow panelled borders, a chip to the rim, 22.7cm.

This design, commonly seen on Caughley and Worcester porcelains, is copied from a design by Jean Pillement, engraved by P C Canot and published in 1759. It was then published in the second edition of The Ladies Amusement the following year.