The Warner Collection of British Delftware - 17th September 2019

Lot 116

A pair of Bristol delftware plates mid 18th century

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £380

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Description

A pair of Bristol delftware plates mid 18th century, painted in blue with a figure in a boat before a low hut on an island, a further sailing boat in the background, and a large octagonal plate painted with a solitary figure fishing beside a low fence, before an island village scene, two dash marks on the reverse, some rim damages, 26.5cm max. (3)

Provenance: respectively acquired from Sotheby's, 14th February 1967, lot 5 (part); and Christie's, 5th April 1965, lot 79 (part), formerly in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor.