Lot 716
  • 716

AN ENGLISH DELFTWARE POLYCHROME OAK LEAF CHARGER CIRCA 1680-90 |

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • diameter 11 3/4 in.
  • 29.8 cm
boldly painted in the center with a large turquoise and blue leaf and blue and yellow berries within a roundel surrounded by four similar leaves alternating with four stylized floral sprigs within a blue-dash rim.

Provenance

The Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Warren Baker, sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, April 24, 1982, lot 13
The Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection, sold Sotheby's, New York, January 20, 2006, lot 20, bearing label
Jonathan Horne, New York, January, 2006         
Vogel Collection no. 766

Condition

In good appearance. There is a restored fine L-shaped hairline crack at the rim.
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 similar example is illustrated by Ross E. Taggart, The Frank P. and Harriet C. Burnap Collection of Early English Pottery, Kansas City, 1967, p. 47, no. 93. Another is illustrated in English Pottery and Porcelain, the English Ceramic Circle 1948 Commemorative Catalogue, pl. 5, no.17, and was sold subsequently at Sotheby's, London, May 15, 1979, lot 61; a further charger also from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Warren Baker was sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, October 15, 1982, lot 4.