English and European Ceramics and Glass - 23rd May 2017

Lot 133

A London delftware bowl c.1705

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £180

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Description

A London delftware bowl c.1705, brightly enamelled to the interior in shades of blue, green, yellow and red, with a bird perched on flowering branches within stylized borders, the exterior with a simple star and circle band, a section broken out and restored, 22.5cm dia.

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession number 53.25a-c for a large bowl and cover with similar decoration, dated 1705.