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A PAIR OF VERY RARE ENGLISH DELFTWARE LOBED MANGANESE-GROUND PLATES CIRCA 1740 |
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- widths 8 3/4 in. and 8 7/8 in.
- 22.2 cm and 22.7 cm
Bristol or Wincanton, each reserved in the center with an octagonal panel painted in blue with a fortress and two ships at sea, the deeply lobed rim with further shaped flower panels. 2 pieces.
Provenance
Price Glover Collection, sold, Christie's, London, June 14, 1988, lot 15
Jonathan Horne, London
Vogel Collection no. 505
Jonathan Horne, London
Vogel Collection no. 505
Condition
Each with a chip to a lobe of the rim. Some scattered nibble chips along rim edge.
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
The circa date of this pair of plates is based on the three manganese plates in this pattern dated 1740 bearing the initials 'M/ D I', 'M/ W A', and 'MW' which are illustrated by Louis L. Lipski and Michael Archer, Dated English Delftware, Tin-glazed Earthenware 1600-1800, London, 1984, p. 106, nos. 465-467, the 'MW' example from the Robert Hall Warren collection is of the same shape as the present pair, published by Anthony Ray, English Delftware Pottery in the Robert Hall Warren Collection, London, 1968, pl. 25, no. 64. A circular plate in this pattern, inscribed and dated 'A/ HT/ 1740' was in the Collection of Thomas Burn, Rous Lench Court, sold, Christie's, London, May 29-30, 1990, lot 21.