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Lot 104

A rare Liverpool delftware woodblock tile, circa 1756-57

17 May 2017, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Liverpool delftware woodblock tile, circa 1756-57

Printed in manganese by John Sadler with a 'Girl Seated in a Landscape', a book resting upon her lap and a church and other buildings in the background, within a cartouche of trelliswork, scrolls and trees, 12.8cm x 12.8cm (a few small rim chips, minor wear)

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Provenance:
Ernest Allman Collection
Norman Stretton Collection
Mavis Bimson Collection

Exhibited Penny Plain, Twopence Coloured, catalogue p.82, no.17 and by Norman Stretton, John Sadler and Guy Green, Collectors Guide, January 1973, p.77, fig.2. A similar blue tile is illustrated by Anthony Ray, English Delftware Tiles (1973), colour pl.G, no.610. Sadler's 'woodblock' period is discussed at p.70

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