English & European Ceramics & Glass - 8th October 2013
Lot 178
A Wedgwood creamware plate of Channel Island interest dated 1786
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £250
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Description
A Wedgwood creamware plate of Channel Island interest dated 1786, the well printed in black with a farmhand driving cattle and sheep by a stream, a thatched cottage beyond, the rim with floral sprays and inscribed 'John Peter and Ann Du Port, Guernsey, 1786', 25cm.
Cf. Bristol City Council Museum, No.N4090, for an identical plate from the Hugo V. Smith bequest. A mug with the same print and inscription was sold at these salerooms on 7th April 2009, lot 113.