Lot 29
8 June 2005, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,400 - £1,600
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Find your local specialistA set of twelve Bristol (probably Redcliff Back) delft plates
circa 1760-70
all painted in blue with a Chinese garden scene, including peonies, bamboo and a fence, the border with bianco-sopra-bianco leaves, flowers and pinecones, 22.6cm diam. (one cracked, one chipped, typical wear to rims)
all painted in blue with a Chinese garden scene, including peonies, bamboo and a fence, the border with bianco-sopra-bianco leaves, flowers and pinecones, 22.6cm diam. (one cracked, one chipped, typical wear to rims)
Footnotes
For a similar plate in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see Michael Archer, Delftware, B97 and B98, p. 166. It is exceptional to find a fully matching set of twelve delft plates surviving together.