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Lot 91

A Bristol delftware Adam and Eve charger, circa 1730-40

5 June 2019, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £2,040 inc. premium

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A Bristol delftware Adam and Eve charger, circa 1730-40

Probably Limekiln Lane, boldly painted in blue and green with a scene of 'The Temptation', Adam and Eve depicted facing each other, both holding a leaf to hide their shame, the serpent and the tree picked out in bright yellow and red, the trees with sponged foliage, within a blue-dash border, 34cm diam

Footnotes

Two similar chargers from the Olive Collection were sold by Bonhams on 31 January 2019, lots 238 and 239. Related examples are discussed by Michael Archer, Delftware (1997), pp.84-85, figs.A19/A20

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