This pair of Bristol Deltware pottery chargers are decorated in polychrome wih birds and flowers mid 18th century England

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£5950

Dated: 1750

This pair of delftware pottery chargers made at the Bristol Delftworks in the mid 18th century decorated in polychrome with a two bird perched amongst foliage and flowers with a trellis fence in the foreground. The decoration spills over into the border, which also features a flying insect. The dish belongs to a group painted with birds, flowers, and insects on a romantic chinoiserie inspired garden setting within this specific color palette and style of decoration. They are one of the most exciting and decorative examples produced by the Bristol Pottery in the 18th century and are in good condition with only minor chipping to the glaze at the rim. There are no restorations.

Diameter: 13 inches

Current Condition: Unrestored with only minor glaze chips at the rim

Literature: Page 195 Delftware, The catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London By Michael Archer. Also illustrated ( an identical charger) in the Collection of Marion and Brian Morgan, by Archer and Morgan. Other examples from this group are located in the Rijkmuseum Amsterdam

£5950    $8032

Description

This pair of delftware pottery chargers made at the Bristol Delftworks in the mid 18th century decorated in polychrome with a two bird perched amongst foliage and flowers with a trellis fence in the foreground. The decoration spills over into the border, which also features a flying insect. The dish belongs to a group painted with birds, flowers, and insects on a romantic chinoiserie inspired garden setting within this specific color palette and style of decoration. They are one of the most exciting and decorative examples produced by the Bristol Pottery in the 18th century and are in good condition with only minor chipping to the glaze at the rim. There are no restorations.