Antique Prattware English pottery plaque with applied images of rural sports and cherubs 18th century period

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£1150

Dated: 1790 Staffordshire English

An interesting Prattware English pottery plaque with applied sprig decoration connected with rural sports but with the curious addition of figures of cherubs. The plaque has a beaded border with restrained application of the oxide colours associated with Prattware. A very unusual and decorative whimsical piece from the English potters. A similar plaque is illustrated in the John and Griselda Lewis book on Prattware.

Dimensions: 5.75 inches high, 8 inches wide

Current Condition: Fine unrestored condition

Literature: John and Griselda Lewis page 118 Pratt Ware English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840. Griselda Lewis has recently died (March 2014) . She and her husband are acknowledged as major contributors to the knowledge of British pottery.

£1150    $1552

Description

An interesting Prattware English pottery plaque with applied sprig decoration connected with rural sports but with the curious addition of figures of cherubs. The plaque has a beaded border with restrained application of the oxide colours associated with Prattware.
A very unusual and decorative whimsical piece from the English potters.
A similar plaque is illustrated in the John and Griselda Lewis book on Prattware.

Additional information

Dimensions 8 × 5.75 in