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Lot 139

An exceptionally rare and large English delftware Queen Anne tankard, circa 1702-14

27 November 2024, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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An exceptionally rare and large English delftware Queen Anne tankard, circa 1702-14

Probably Bristol, of cylindrical shape with shallow turned grooves above the base, painted with a half-length portrait of the Queen, crowned and bejewelled, her bodice and robes in tones of blue, red and yellow, inscribed 'AR', flanked by distinctive blue trees with green sponged foliage, and red shrubbery below, 17.8cm high

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Smaller portrait mugs or caudle cups commemorating England's 17th century monarchs, namely King Charles II and to a lesser extent King William and Queen Mary, can be found in a number of private and public collections. Lipski and Archer illustrate no fewer than thirteen examples depicting King Charles II in Dated English Delftware (1984), pp.166-70. In contrast, apart from the present lot, there would appear to be only one other delftware portrait tankard of Queen Anne. This second example, attributed to Lambeth and dated 1722, is in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas (inv. no.41-23/189). It is attributed to Lambeth and also illustrated by Lipski and Archer (1984), p.179, no.806. The present lot is painted in the style of contemporary Bristol chargers. The polychrome decoration and sponged trees are distinctive and allow for an unorthodox blonde Queen Anne.

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