English delftware pottery plate with image of a cockerel antique period early 18th century London

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£5850

Dated: 1725 London England

An exceptionally rare London delftware pottery plate decorated with a vibrant image of a rooster standing on a green ground and surrounded by abstract painted foliage. The style of decoration is very distinctive and confidently applied in a naive fashion, an early piece of "outsider art" on ceramic. The glaze is a soft egg shell blue. Fragments of the dishes type have been excavated in London and are now located at the V and A museum London England. A very fine example of English delftware with the provenance of the Longridge Collection. This dish works well decoratively with a similar piece in our stock.

Diameter: 9 inches

Current Condition: Fine unrestored

Provenance: Longridge Collection ( retains Collection label). and with Private Collection in Maine USA.

Literature: The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware by Leslie Grigsby Volume 2 DELFTWARE , FIGURE REFERENCE D138 D139 AND D140....Jonathan Horne Publications. The Jonathan Horne Exhibition in London, figure reference 07/12 English Pottery 2007.

£5850    $7897

Description

An exceptionally rare London delftware pottery plate decorated with a vibrant image of a rooster standing on a green ground and surrounded by abstract painted foliage. The style of decoration is very distinctive and confidently applied in a naive fashion, an early piece of “outsider art” on ceramic.
The glaze is a soft egg shell blue. Fragments of the dishes type have been excavated in London and are now located at the V and A museum London England. A very fine example of English delftware with the provenance of the Longridge Collection. This dish works well decoratively with a similar piece in our stock.