Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017
Lot 123
A large delftware polychrome charger probably London c.1705
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £280
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Description
A large delftware polychrome charger probably London c.1705, brightly decorated in a polychrome palette of red, yellow, blue and green, with flowering Oriental branches within a border of stiff leaves alternating with feathery foliate sprigs, some glaze chipping, 34.3cm.
Cf. Anthony Ray, English Delftware Pottery, pl.63 for a coffee pot with related decoration. Also, the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession number 53.25a-c for a large bowl and cover with similar motifs. Both these pieces are dated 1705.