Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 24th February 2015
Lot 163
A Bow blue and white plate c.1750
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £200
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Description
A Bow blue and white plate c.1750, painted with the Broken Scroll pattern, the unfurled manuscript depicting flowering peony issuing from holey rockwork, and a Dublin delftware plate decorated with the same design, the latter cracked, 22.5cm. (2)
Cf. Peter Francis, Irish Delftware, pl.12 and pp.105-106 for a discussion on the influence of Bow porcelain on Dublin delftware.
Provenance: from a private collection in the Cotswolds.