English delftware named and dated plate dated 1761. Bristol Delftworks .

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£6950

Dated: 1761 Bristol England

English deltware pottery dish painted in the manner of James Seymour with a horse and rider and named A.Bosavern Looe above the date 1761 with a bianco -sopra- bianco border. This rare plate shows Abraham Bosavern a Customs Officer in Polperro, Cornwall, he is recorded as patrolling the coast between Looe and Fowey.

Diameter: 8.75 inches

Current Condition: Chip at rim professionally restored.

Provenance: Private collection London.

£6950    $9382

Description

English deltware pottery dish painted in the manner of James Seymour with a horse and rider and named A.Bosavern Looe above the date 1761 with a bianco -sopra- bianco border.
This rare plate shows Abraham Bosavern a Customs Officer in Polperro, Cornwall, he is recorded as patrolling the coast between Looe and Fowey.