English & European Ceramics & Glass - 15th December 2020
Lot 137
A Liverpool delftware tile c.1750-70
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £300
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Description
A Liverpool delftware tile c.1750-70, decorated in polychrome enamels with a Chinese figure holding a cooking pot, reserved within a diaper cell border with chrysanthemum corner mons in blue, 12.5cm.
Cf. Anthony Ray, English Delftware Tiles, p.231, no.571 for a similar tile. A fireplace lined with these tiles can be seen at Aston Hall in Birmingham.