English pottery delftware plate with polychrome image of a dolphin London circa 1740

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£1575

Dated: 1740 Lambeth London

The delftware pottery plate decorated in the central panel with a spouting dolphin in blue, manganese, and green flanked by stylized sailing ships, the border with " precious objects."

Diameter: 8.75 inches

Current Condition: Very minor fritting at the rim

Provenance: Collection of Alsion Franks ( daughter of Lord Oliver Sherwell Franks)

Literature: Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol Museum figure ref.14.25 Michael Archer Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum figure ref. B.27 Leslie B. Grigsby, the Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware figure ref. D.152

£1575    $2126

Description

The delftware pottery plate decorated in the central panel with a spouting dolphin in blue, manganese, and green flanked by stylized sailing ships, the border with ” precious objects.”