English polychrome Bristol Delftware mid 18th century decorated charger dish depicting a brightly colored peacock.

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£1950

This Bristol delftware pottery dish is exceptionally painted in yellow, red, green and blue with a peacock perched on a rocky outcrop besides an elegant flowering plant and flanked by two flying insects. The border of the dish has six floral-decorated panels within a red trellis. The reverse of the dish is decorated in blue with a star and dash border, a notable feature of the Bristol Pottery. The dish is in very fine condition.

Diameter: 13 inches

Current Condition: Fine unrestored condition.

Provenance: Retains the label of Jonathan Horne

Literature: English Delftware in the Bristol Collection by Frank Britton (1982)

£1950    $2242

Description

This Bristol delftware pottery dish is exceptionally painted in yellow, red, green and blue with a peacock perched on a rocky outcrop besides an elegant flowering plant and flanked by two flying insects. The border of the dish has six floral-decorated panels within a red trellis. The reverse of the dish is decorated in blue with a star and dash border, a notable feature of the Bristol Pottery.

The dish is in very fine condition.