CIRCA 1689

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A BRISLINGTON DELFT ROYAL PORTRAIT CHARGER OF QUEEN MARY
CIRCA 1689
Painted in blue and outlined in manganese with a shoulder length portrait of Queen Mary with an ochre necklace and earrings, flanked by the manganese initials QM, the border with stylised flowers and foliage suspended from tied ribbons, the underside with buff slip with a lead glaze, the footrim pierced for hanging
13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Louis L. Lipski; Sotheby's, London, 10 March 1981, lot 44.
John Philip Kassebaum; Sotheby's, London, 1 October 1991, lot 54.

Literature

Leslie B. Grigsby, The Longridge Catalogue, Vol. II, D20.

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Lot Essay

The identity of the potrait on this dish could be either that of Mary of Modena, wife of James II or Queen Mary, the consort of William III. For an example in the Victoria and Albert Museum see Michael Archer, Delftware. The Tin-Glazed Earthenware of the British Isles. A Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1997, pp. 77 & 78, no. A.8.

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