British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 19th September 2023

Lot 119

Two delftware chinoiserie plates, c.1750-70, one painted in polychrome enamels with a figure

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £550

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Description

Two delftware chinoiserie plates, c.1750-70, one painted in polychrome enamels with a figure standing beside a pagoda and a large flying insect, the other with a seated figure reaching up to a bird in flight, reserved on a powdered blue ground, some glaze chipping, 22.5cm max. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of the late Jonathan Horne.