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Lot 146

A Lambeth (Thomas Morgan and Abigail Griffith) delftware plate of ballooning interest, circa 1785-90

15 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Lambeth (Thomas Morgan and Abigail Griffith) delftware plate of ballooning interest, circa 1785-90

Painted in blue, green and manganese with the ascent of Vincenzo Lunardi's balloon, a building with a fence and trees in the foreground, a swagged border within the brown feathered rim, 20cm diam (typical rim chips, fine crazing)

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A similar plate in the Victoria and Albert Museum is discussed by Michael Archer, Delftware (1997), p. 124, B.15

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