English and European Ceramics and Glass - 19th April 2016
Lot 73
Eight Bristol delftware tiles c.1725-50
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £220
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Description
Eight Bristol delftware tiles c.1725-50, each decorated in blue with a hatted figure in a rural landscape, reserved on a flower-shaped panel on a sponged manganese ground, the corners with flowerhead motifs, minor faults, 12.8cm. (8)
Cf. Anthony Ray, English Delftware Tiles, p.133, nos. 110 and 111 for similar examples.