Antique English delftware pottery flower bricks in manganese and blue chinoserie decoration mid 18th century period.

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£4250

Dated: 1740 to 1750 England Liverpool or Bristol

A rare pair of English delftware pottery flower bricks (frogs) painted with a scene of a fisherman in a rocky landscape with buildings, the sides of the bricks are wonderfully decorated with an exotic bird.The pair are of small form and painted in blue and manganese on a soft pale blue ground and are of Liverpool or Bristol origin mid 18th century.

Dimensions: 2.5 inches high, 4.5 inches wide, 2 inches long

Current Condition: Restored to glaze frits at rim, some minor chips and hairline.

Provenance: Retains an old paper dealers label of Ginshire and Levy, Madison Ave New York

£4250    $5737

Description

A rare pair of English delftware pottery flower bricks (frogs) painted with a scene of a fisherman in a rocky landscape with buildings, the sides of the bricks are wonderfully decorated with an exotic bird.The pair are of small form and painted in blue and manganese on a soft pale blue ground and are of Liverpool or Bristol origin mid 18th century.

Additional information

Dimensions 2 × 4.5 × 2.5 in