A Bristol delftware Adam and Eve charger, circa
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A rare Bristol delftware Adam and Eve charger, circa 1730
Painted in blue with Adam and Eve on either side of the tree, Eve pointing to the serpent coiling around, a red and yellow apple clasped in its mouth, the tree with sponged green foliage painted with further apples, framed by blue sponging to the rim, 33.9cm diam (broken and restored)
Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • A similar Bristol charger is illustrated by Michael Archer, Delftware (1997) p.85, no.A21.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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