A RARE ENGLISH DELFTWARE POLYCHROME CIRCULAR SALT CIRCA 1730 |

probably Bristol, washed in manganese around the exterior within narrow patterned borders, the center of the interior painted with a star motif.

Christie's, London, December 8, 1980, lot 203
Sotheby's, London, February 26, 1985, lot 74
Jonathan Horne, London, March, 1985
Vogel Collection no. 414

In overall good appearance and generally good condition. There is typical glaze loss along the rim and footrim. Along the rim there are some shallow nibble chips.
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A pair of delftware polychrome salts of this form is illustrated by Leslie B. Grigsby, The Longridge Collection of Slipware and Delftware, London, 2000, Vol. 2, p. 238, D213. A similar example to the Longridge pair is illustrated by Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, London, 1982, p. 133, no. 9.24; and another from the Glaisher Collection is illustrated by Michael Archer, Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum, London, 2013, p. 276, G.9.