European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description:
Doulton Lambeth George Tinworth Decorated Terra-cotta Plaque, England, c. 1878, rectangular, modeled in high relief with religious depiction inscribed above "AND THE KING WAS EXCEEDINGLY SORRY; YET FOR HIS OATH'S SAKE, AND FOR THEIR SAKES WHICH SAT WITH HIM, HE WOULD NOT REJECT HER" and below "BUT THE TONGUE CAN NO MAN TAME; IT IS AN UNRULY EVIL, FULL OF DEADLY POISON" and "PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN PRINCES - NOT THE ONLY LIFE THAT AS BEEN DANCED AWAY BY A WOMAN," "H. DOULTON & CO. LAMBETH, G. TINWORTH" and monogram, 6 x 13 in.; set in an ebonized wood frame.
Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London.
Estimate $2,000-4,000
1/2" chips along the left edge. Not examined out of frame.
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Keywords
London, United KingdomStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.