A rare English delftware plate named and dated Thos. Smith: Wool Hope 1767

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£3750

Dated: 1767 Bristol England

This English blue and white delftware plate is exceptionally rare and previously unrecorded in standard references. The center of the piece is decorated with a galloping horse with a male rider holding a whip. The top rim of the plate bears the name THOS; SMITH; WOOL HOPE 1767 The base rim is decorated with a fence and some bushes. The glaze is a soft pale blue. Wool Hope is a village in Herefordshire, England.

Diameter: 9 inches

Current Condition: Some fritting at the rim commensurate with age.

£3750    $5062

Description

This English blue and white delftware plate is exceptionally rare and previously unrecorded in standard references.
The center of the piece is decorated with a galloping horse with a male rider holding a whip. The top rim of the plate bears the name THOS; SMITH; WOOL HOPE 1767
The base rim is decorated with a fence and some bushes.
The glaze is a soft pale blue. Wool Hope is a village in Herefordshire, England.