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Lot 389

A rare Bow botanical plate, circa 1760

1 December 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Bow botanical plate, circa 1760

Of octagonal shape with a brown rim, fully painted with a large flowering cactus and an 18th century interpretation of a halved dragon fruit at the centre, damsons and a blue flower sprig, a colourful butterfly and various smaller insects interspersed throughout, 20cm wide,

Footnotes

A pair of similar plates from the Nelson Rockefeller Collection is illustrated by Anton Gabszewicz, Made at New Canton (2000), p.74, pl.61. On the previous page Gabszewicz notes that 'the rendering of botanical specimens on Bow porcelain is well known for the use of broad artistic license'. The exotic fruit and cactus on the present lot is charmingly painted according to this tradition. Another octagonal plate painted with flowers and insects but not fruit from the M Dudley Westropp Collection was sold by Bonhams on 5 March 2003, lot 68.

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