English delftware plate with fish border on manganese ground circa 1735 London.

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£5250

Dated: 1735 to 1745 Lambeth London England

English delftware deep shaped plate, the central hexafoil panel painted in blue with birds in an oriental garden. The plate has a manganese ground with 4 fish painted in blue on the border, the rim is reddish brown.

Diameter: 8.5 inches

Current Condition: Good unrestored condition with only minor fritting at rim.

Literature: Michael Archer page 143 in Tin Glaze Earthenwareware of The British Isles, (catalogue of the Collection in the V and A Museum London). Page 164 item ref.275 similar plate British Delft at Williamsburg by John C. Austin.

£5250    $7087

Description

English delftware deep shaped plate, the central hexafoil panel painted in blue with birds in an oriental garden. The plate has a manganese ground with 4 fish painted in blue on the border, the rim is reddish brown.