£3650
Dated: 1760 Bristol England
A fine polychrome English delftware dish decorated rim to rim with an exotic bird perched among flowers, leaves, and bamboo while a flying insect hovers above. The painting is yellow, green, manganese, and blue, completed with a delicate, soft blue glaze. The dish is part of a distinctive and highly decorative group of wares painted in a similar style at the Bristol Delftworks. It features birds, flying insects, a sizeable daisy-like flower, and bamboo.
Diameter: 13 inches
Current Condition: Some chipping at the rim
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A fine polychrome English delftware dish decorated rim to rim with an exotic bird perched among flowers, leaves, and bamboo while a flying insect hovers above. The painting is yellow, green, manganese, and blue, completed with a delicate, soft blue glaze. The dish is part of a distinctive and highly decorative group of wares painted in a similar style at the Bristol Delftworks. It features birds, flying insects, a sizeable daisy-like flower, and bamboo.
