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A LONDON DELFTWARE POLYCHROME TULIP CHARGER CIRCA 1660 |
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- diameter 13 7/8 in.
- 35.3 cm
boldly painted with three tulips and leafy sprays of chrysanthemum within a yellow line and blue dash border, the underside painted with the letter L or T.
Provenance
G. F. Glenny Collection, Cambridge
Cora Ginsburg, New York, March, 1972
Vogel Collection no. 151
Cora Ginsburg, New York, March, 1972
Vogel Collection no. 151
Literature
Anthony Ray, English Delftware Pottery in the Robert Hall Warren Collection, London, 1968, pp. 112-113, no. 15, cited.
Condition
There is a chip to the underside edge of the rim, located at 8 o'clock. At 7 o'clock there is a faint hairline crack measuring approximately 5.5 cm long. Overall in good appearance.
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 dish of this design and color palette is illustrated by Michael Archer, Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum, London, 2013, p. 30, A.46, where the author suggests a probable attribution to Rotherhithe, where fragments have been found painted with very similar leaves. The circa production date is supplied by a drug jar dated 1658 painted with similar flowering plants including large rosettes similar to those seen on the present dish. A dish with similar characteristics dated 1663 was sold, Sotheby's, London, May 15, 1979, lot 97.
Further dishes are illustrated by Anthony Ray, op. cit., pl. 5, no. 15; Ross E. Taggart, The Burnap Collection of English Pottery, Kansas City, 1967 p. 49, no. 111; and Michael Archer, English Delftware/Engels Delfts Aardewerk, exhibition catalogue, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1973, p. 70, no. 42.
Further dishes are illustrated by Anthony Ray, op. cit., pl. 5, no. 15; Ross E. Taggart, The Burnap Collection of English Pottery, Kansas City, 1967 p. 49, no. 111; and Michael Archer, English Delftware/Engels Delfts Aardewerk, exhibition catalogue, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1973, p. 70, no. 42.