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Lot 65

An English delftware hand warmer, circa 1680-1700

23 June 2021, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£5,000 - £7,000

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An English delftware hand warmer, circa 1680-1700

Probably London, modelled in the form of a book, the spine with four horizontal straps in high relief, the boards outlined around the edge in a similar manner and secured by two delicate fasteners, painted in blue on both sides to simulate tooling with formal floral and foliate motifs, the spine with simple florets, 14cm high

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Provenance
Pelham Olive Collection

The raised straps around the edge of the boards are most unusual, not being found on real books of the period. A related example also with raised ribs around the edges of the boards is illustrated by Leslie B Grigsby, The Longridge Collection (2000), fig.D394. English delftware books differ in construction, some with an open section at one end and others entirely enclosed save for a small hole.

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