£775
Dated: 1750 Bristol or possibly London England
A good English delftware wavy-edged plate is decorated in the cavetto with a beautiful oriental-influenced group of blue flowers, bamboo, leaves, and a flying insect. The plate has a soft pale blue ground glaze and a Bianco-Sopra-Border. Made in the mid-18th century, probably from the Richard Frank Delftworks at Redcliff Back Bristol.
Diameter: 8.75 inches
Current Condition: Fine unrestored condition with only minor fritting at the rim
Provenance: Christies London 18th February 1980
Literature: Delftware Collection at the V and A Museum by Michael Archer, page Michael l Archer Page 160 ref B83 and the Delft Collection at the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge by Michael Archer page 47 reference B47
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A good English delftware wavy-edged plate is decorated in the cavetto with a beautiful oriental-influenced group of blue flowers, bamboo, leaves, and a flying insect.
The plate has a soft pale blue ground glaze and a Bianco-Sopra-Border.
Made in the mid-18th century, probably from the Richard Frank Delftworks at Redcliff Back Bristol.
