Delftware bowl powdered manganese and blue fish decoration 18th century English

£4400

Dated: 1750 England Wincanton or Bristol

Rare English delftware bowl with manganese ground and blue decorations of four delightfully painted fish executed with exceptional style. The bowl interior is simply decorated in blue with flowers and trellis in the Chinese style. Attribution Wincanton or Bristol England .

Dimensions: 4.2 inches high, 8.75 inches wide, 8.75 inches long

Diameter: 8.75 inches

Current Condition: Professional and invisible crack to body and rim chips.

Literature: Several examples with this type of decoration are located in the V and A Museum London, The Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge England and in Williamsburg USA. Images are shown in various related reference works including figure 15.55 page 251 English Delftware in the Bristol Collection by Frank Britton.

£4400    $5940

Description

Rare English delftware bowl with manganese ground and blue decorations of four delightfully painted fish executed with exceptional style. The bowl interior is simply decorated in blue with flowers and trellis in the Chinese style.
Attribution Wincanton or Bristol England .

Additional information

Dimensions 8.75 × 8.75 × 4.2 in