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A LONDON DELFTWARE 'TULIP' CHARGER CIRCA 1670
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- diameter 14 1/2 in.
- 36.8 cm
painted with tulips and rosettes issuing from a mound amidst an array of foliage within a yellow rim and blue dash border. Restored.
Condition
The charger has been broken into four or five large pieces, one of the breaks extending through the center. It has been restored back together, with considerable overpainting to the decoration, and completely oversprayed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A very similar charger is illustrated by Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, p. 56, no. 3.19. For another, in the Rijksmusem, Amsterdam, see Michael Archer, 'The Dating of Delftware Chargers,' E.C.C. Transactions, Vol. 11, part 2, pl. 53b. Another was sold at Sotheby's, London, February 23, 1988, lot 503.