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Lot 117

A rare Staffordshire printed saltglaze plate, circa 1755

17 May 2017, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Staffordshire printed saltglaze plate, circa 1755

Of octagonal form, moulded with a trellis border reserved with six cartouches formed by a pair of plumes, printed in puce with 'The Punter', a ruined gothic arch with a couple in a punt along the riverbank behind, the rim picked out in reddish-brown enamel, 21.1cm diam (some fritting and wear)

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Provenance:
Gorely Collection
Norman Stretton Collection, sold by Phillips, 21 February 2001, lot 167
Mavis Bimson Collection

Another saltglazed plate in The British Museum has the same print with the addition of four landscape vignettes in the border. The design is discussed by Cyril Cook, Supplement to the Life and Work of Robert Hancock, no.153

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