AN ENGLISH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE DISH
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AN ENGLISH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE DISH

CIRCA 1747, PROBABLY LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL, BLUE 11/7 TO UNDERSIDE

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AN ENGLISH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE DISH
CIRCA 1747, PROBABLY LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL, BLUE 11/7 TO UNDERSIDE
Perhaps depicting Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, seated on a chair before a fence with puppies and a cat in his lap, within an octagonal cartouche the border with diaper-pattern lappets divided by flowerheads and scrolls, the underside with trailing grasses
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) diam.
Provenance
With Jonathan Horne, London.
Literature
Leslie B. Grigsby, The Longridge Catalogue, Vol. II, D55.
Jonathan Horne, A Collection of Early English Pottery, London, 1993, Part XVIII, no. 364.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (c.1667-1747) was a Scottish Jacobite who was celebrated for his changes of allegiance. In 1715, he had been a supporter of the Hanovarians but in 1745 he changed sides and supported the Stuart claim on the crown of Scotland. He was among the Highlanders defeated at Culloden by the Duke of Cumberland and was subsequently convicted of treason. At his trial he was allegedly accompanied by his pets, as shown here. He was the last man in Britain to be beheaded. William Hogarth drew Lovat when he was in custody in St Albans, on his way to London to be tried for treason, this may be the source of inspiration for this dish.

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