A pair of small delftware octagonal plates

A pair of small delftware octagonal plates, c.1770, Liverpool or Dublin, painted in blue with La Pêche, a lady fishing and watched by a figure beneath an archway, with a Pratt ware novelty pipe, c.1800, formed of elaborate coils of clay decorated in blue and ochre dots, some chipping and restoration, 29.8cm max. (3)

The design on the plates, 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.