Lot 724
  • 724

A RARE ENGLISH DELFTWARE 'BLEU PERSAN' LOBED PATE POT CIRCA 1690 |

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • width 6 1/2 in.; height 3 1/2 in.
  • 16.5 cm; 9 cm
probably London, of cylindrical form molded with six-lobes, painted in white with a continuous scene of a seated oriental figure among foliage and rockwork.

Provenance

Frances L. Dickson Collection, Sotheby's, London, May 12, 1964, lot 122
Jonathan Horne, London, March, 1991
Vogel Collection no. 547

Literature

Jonathan Horne, A Collection of Early English Pottery, Part XI, Cat. no. 294

Condition

In good appearance. To the side illustrated in the catalogue, There is a vertical hairline crack to the lobe to the right side extending to the footrim with an area of overpaint at the rim, a second shorter hairline crack to the rim on the reverse side, both with some colour infill along cracks. To the exterior an area of over-paint to the figure's face, and four small patches of over-paint to areas of body, the interior with six small patches.
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.
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Catalogue Note

The form is exceptionally rare and it seems no other examples are recorded in the literature. Perhaps the closest piece of comparison is a pot in the Frank P. Burnap collection, though it is of a slightly smaller size and is raised on bun feet, which is illustrated by Ross. E. Taggart, The Frank P. and Harriet C. Burnap Collection of English Pottery, Kansas City, 1967, p. 50, no. 117.