Tin-glazed Earthenware Goddess Plate

Description:

Tin-glazed Earthenware Goddess Plate, England, c. 1735-40, probably London or possibly Bristol, blue decorated with an alternating border of angel heads and lotus blossoms surrounding a central landscape with seated maiden, possibly depicting Ceres, holding a cornucopia of flowers, a flowering pot to one side, a bird to the other, dia. 8 3/4 in.

Literature: Identical to one illustrated in English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, by Britton, illus. 19.22.

Provenance: Alistair Sampson Antiques.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Light scattered surface abrasions to the glaze; the rim with heavy glaze loss and chipping.


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