Liverpool Delftware large pottery documentary Ship charger mid 18th century

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£10750

Dated: 1750 Liverpool England

This large delftware pottery charger made in the mid 18th century in Liverpool, England, is decorated in blue and white, with a touch of red and yellow on the First Union Flag. The center of the charger depicts a two master brig under sail; the members of the crew are visibly working on deck. The charger is probably part of a service made for the owner of the ship John Spencer, and the inscription reads 'Success to John and Mary. John Spencer,'. This piece is one of the best of its type and rare in form and scale. The Spencer family owned the charger until 2003 and then acquired by Jonathan Horne, the famous Pottery dealer located in London (retains his paper label). The dish is in remarkable order.

Diameter: 14.20 inches

Current Condition: Very clean unrestored condition

Provenance: Spencer Family until 2003. With Jonathan Horne the Ceramic pottery dealer Private Collection England West Country.

Literature: Page 148 Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge England by Michael Archer which illustrates a similar piece of smaller scale (9" DIAMETER) NOTES. The merchant ship was built in Great Yarmouth in 1756 weighing 140 tons with 8 guns. The Captain was P.Crombies and is known to trade from her home port of Yarmouth to Leghorn in Italy.

£10750    $14512

Description

This large delftware pottery charger made in the mid 18th century in Liverpool, England, is decorated in blue and white, with a touch of red and yellow on the First Union Flag. The center of the charger depicts a two master brig under sail; the members of the crew are visibly working on deck. The charger is probably part of a service made for the owner of the ship John Spencer, and the inscription reads ‘Success to John and Mary. John Spencer,’. This piece is one of the best of its type and rare in form and scale.
The Spencer family owned the charger until 2003 and then acquired by Jonathan Horne, the famous Pottery dealer located in London (retains his paper label). The dish is in remarkable order.