Tin-glazed Earthenware Chinoiserie-decorated Plate

Description:

Tin-glazed Earthenware Chinoiserie-decorated Plate, England, c. 1750-60, probably Bristol, edge-to-edge decorated in blue with robed courtesan being offered a basket by an attendant and flanked by trees, dia. 8 5/8 in.

Provenance: From the Troy Chappell Collection; Garry Atkins.

Literature: Identical plate illustrated in English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, by Britton, illus. 12.49.
Estimate $600-800

1 1/2" glaze chip repaired to rim; rim with heavy glaze chipping and flaking.


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