The Warner Collection of British Delftware - 17th September 2019
Lot 100
A delftware flower brick of exceptionally large size c.1760
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1900
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Description
A delftware flower brick of exceptionally large size c.1760, probably Bristol, the rectangular form painted in blue with two figures meeting on a bridge, another fishing from a boat in a Chinese island landscape, the short sides each with a lone Chinese figure scratching his head, the top pierced with twelve rows of four small holes, a few small chips, 22.8cm.
Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 22nd December 1970, lot 196.