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An English delftware Adam and Eve charger, circa 1680-1700 image 1
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Offered in support of Art Fund
Lot 126

An English delftware Adam and Eve charger, circa 1680-1700

15 April 2025, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An English delftware Adam and Eve charger, circa 1680-1700

Probably Brislington, painted in manganese, blue, turquoise and ochre, a highly stylised tree bearing bright fruit, Eve offering one to Adam, the serpent coiled amongst the branches between them, the pair flanked by tall blue plants, a manganese tramline border below the blue dash rim, with lead-glazed back, 34cm diam

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Provenance
With Peter Bell, 1977
Graham Slater Collection

This charger shares many distinctive features with one in the Fitzwilliam Museum, illustrated in Michael Archer's catalogue (2013), A.28. Dr Glaisher noted that the painting of Adam and Eve was more sophisticated than usual, 'there being some character in the faces', which can also be argued with the present lot and with the figure of Adam in particular.

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