CIRCA 1600

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A DERUTA MAIOLICA CHARGER
CIRCA 1600
The center painted with a scantily clad beauty and companion within a braided surround, the cavetto with quartered panels of grotteschi and baskets of fruit, bordered by a rinceau band of acanthus, within a similar braid
16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) diameter

Provenance

E.H. Tipping, Trustees of Lord North, Wroxton Abbey, Oxon; sold on the premises, 23 May 1933, lot 362 (as Umbrian and undated).

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Lot Essay

William Pope, 1st Earl of Downe (1573-1631) was responsible for initiating the building of the impressive house at Wroxton that still stands today. Commencing circa 1610-15, he completed the central block, leaving the north wing unfinished at his death (the south wing was added in the mid-19th century). Through a complex line of descent, Francis North acquired the Wroxton lease via his sister-in-law in 1681. Wroxton remained in the ownership of the North family until 1933, when the contents were offered at an eight day sale following the death of the 11th Baron North.

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