The Warner Collection of British Delftware - 17th September 2019
Lot 134
A pair of Liverpool delftware plates c.1760
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £480
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Description
A pair of Liverpool delftware plates c.1760, each painted with a European couple dancing in a garden setting, she with left arm outstretched and raising her skirt with her right hand, the rims with sprays of flowering plants, the undersides with a leaf motif, some chipping, 21.5cm. (2)
Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 6th December 1966, lot 27 (part).
Cf. Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, p.298, no.19.23 for the same design with a different border.