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AN ENGLISH DELFT PUNCH BOWL
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AN ENGLISH DELFT PUNCH BOWL

MID 18TH CENTURY

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AN ENGLISH DELFT PUNCH BOWL
MID 18TH CENTURY
The interior inscribed CAVENDISH FOR EVER HUZZA, decorated in the Chinoiserie style with birds perching among flowering peonies
14½in. (37cm.) wide
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The motto Cavendish For Ever Huzza probably represents a rallying cheer for William Cavendish, the 4th Duke of Devonshire, Prime Minister from 1756-57, until the start of the Seven Year's War. The term 'Huzza' was used throughout the 17th and 18th Centuries as a version of 'Hurrah' or 'Hooray'.