£3250
Dated: 1735 Bristol
An exceptional rare polychrome delftware plate decorated with a peacock strutting between sponge-decorated trees. The Bristol delftworks produced variances on the theme with peafowl, and this example was decorated in a very distinctive style.
Diameter: 8 inches
Current Condition: Restored minor chip at rim.
Provenance: Private collection of a lady in the west country England
Literature: Delftware by Michael Archer page 96 reference B.22 and also British delf at Williamsburg by John C. Austin page 45
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An exceptional rare polychrome delftware plate decorated with a peacock strutting between sponge-decorated trees.
The Bristol delftworks produced variances on the theme with peafowl, and this example was decorated in a very distinctive style.
