£375
Dated: 1750 Bristol England
An English delftware pottery plate, the cavetto decorated in blue with a lake scene, in the background, a group of buildings and a conical-shaped tree. The border is bianco-sopra-bianco with flowers and leaves. The soft pale blue ground is sublime on this very beautiful plate from the Bristol Pottery of Richard Franks in the mid-18th century
Diameter: 9 inches
Current Condition: Fine condition with only minor fritting to glaze at the rim.
Provenance: Retains the paper label of Christies Auction February 1980
Literature: Delftware, The Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum ref.B94 page 164, by Michael Archer. Page 71 English Delftware by Anthony Ray published by the Ashmolean Museum Oxford in association with Jonathan Horne Publications.
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An English delftware pottery plate, the cavetto decorated in blue with a lake scene, in the background, a group of buildings and a conical-shaped tree. The border is bianco-sopra-bianco with flowers and leaves.
The soft pale blue ground is sublime on this very beautiful plate from the Bristol Pottery of Richard Franks in the mid-18th century
