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Lot 27

A fine and rare Brislington delftware charger, circa 1675-90

31 January 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £8,125 inc. premium

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A fine and rare Brislington delftware charger, circa 1675-90

Of large size with a turn-over rim, painted in very bright blue, paler blue and bright yellow, with manganese outlines, a pointing Chinese figure stands by a low fence in a formal landscape, the lead glazed back with a turned footrim pierced for suspension, 33.2cm diam

Footnotes

Provenance:
Jonathan Horne, A Collection of English Pottery, Part XII(1992), no.323.
Syd Levethan, Longridge Collection, Christie's sale 11 June 2010, lot 1217

Literature:
Illustrated by Leslie B. Grigsby, the Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware (2000), fig.D102

Chinese figures in formal landscapes occur frequently on plates and small moulded dishes but this decoration is very rarely seen on traditional 'charger' shapes. The colouring on the present lot is remarkably bright and this points strongly to a Brislington origin during the reigns of Charles II or James II.

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