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A good English delftware polychrome 'Merryman' plate, circa 1720 image 1
A good English delftware polychrome 'Merryman' plate, circa 1720 image 2
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A good English delftware polychrome 'Merryman' plate, circa 1720

19 November 2025, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£1,000 - £1,500

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A good English delftware polychrome 'Merryman' plate, circa 1720

The centre inscribed in iron-red '(2) Let him do what he can', encircled by a blue and green wreath, 22.5cm diam

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An almost identical plate from the S J McManus Collection was sold by Bonhams on 12 November 2014, lot 19. A set of 'Merryman' plates dated 1721 with closely related decoration is listed by Lipski and Archer, Dated English Delftware (1984), p.79, nos.313A-E. Number four from this set was in the Graham Slater Collection, sold by Bonhams on 15 April 2025, lot 144 (part).

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