The Warner Collection of British Delftware - 17th September 2019
Lot 153
A Bristol or Brislington blue dash charger c.1730-40
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £2200
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Description
A Bristol or Brislington blue dash charger c.1730-40, painted with 'The Temptation', Adam and Eve flanking the Tree of Knowledge and Eve accepting the Forbidden Fruit from the serpent that entwines the trunk, each holding a leaf to protect their modesty, flanked by sponged trees, within a blue dash rim, 13.5cm rim crack, 35cm.
Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 23rd October 1968, lot 131.