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A London delftware caudle cup, dated 1676 image 1
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Lot 107

A London delftware caudle cup, dated 1676

31 January 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A London delftware caudle cup, dated 1676

Of squat shape with a concave base and single thickened handle, inscribed in blue with the names 'WILLIAM:CHIP' and 'ELIZABETH:CHIP' above the date 1676, the names between borders of alternate chevrons, 9cm high

Footnotes

Provenance:
F.W. Phillips
Mrs. Sinclair, Sotheby's sale, 12 October 1954, lot 17
Thomas G. Burn, Rous Lench Collection, Christie's sale 29-30 May 1990, lot 8
Syd Levethan, Longridge Collection, Christie's sale 24 January 2011, lot 34

Literature:
Illustrated by Lipski and Archer, Dated English Delftware (1984), fig.780, also by Leslie B. Grigsby, the Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware (2000), fig.D107

Exhibited:
Michael Archer, English Delftware at the Rijksmuseum (1973), cat. no. 43

The shape is known as a caudle cup and the decoration suggests this example was made for a marriage. Many examples of the shape were found at Pickleherring and other Caudle cups were made at Norfolk House. An example sold by Bonhams from the Sampson & Horne Collection was inscribed 'A Health to King Charles 2d', suggesting the shape was intended for toasting.

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