LONDON DELFTWARE BLUE AND WHITE FOOTED STAND CIRCA 1720

Painted with a building amidst rockwork and a fisherman within a chinoiserie landscape, raised on three scroll-form bracket feet.

Sotheby's, London, July 21, 1981, lot 37;
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, April 24, 1982, lot 67;
Sotheby's, New York, Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection, January 20, 2006, lot 45;
Jonathan Trace.

There are two restored areas at the rim, covering chips and some further minor typical chipping or abrasions to along the rim edge. Otherwise in good condition.
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.

A polychrome example of this form, painted with the same border of stiff leaves, is illustrated in Leslie B. Grigsby, The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware, p. 378, cat no. D343. Other similar stands are illustrated in John C. Austin, British Delft at Williamsburg, p. 115, cat. nos. 121 and 122, and Michael Archer, Delftware, The Tin-Glazed Earthenwares of the British Isles, p. 342, G. 26, where both authors discuss the function of stands of this type as either salvers or teapot stands and their derivation from earlier silver forms. A similarly painted stand with a different border, from the collection of the late Joseph V. Vizcarra, was sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, April 13, 1984, lot 457.