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Lot Essay
According to Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol Collection (1982), p.161, Admiral Edward Vernon captured Portobello in 1739 and instantly became a national hero.
Details
An English delft blue and white dish
possibly London, painted with the capture of Portabello, showing three ships attacking the fort, with a town in the distance, within concentric lines, circa 1740 (restored cracks, stapled repair and rim chips) -- 35.5cm. diam.
See illustration
possibly London, painted with the capture of Portabello, showing three ships attacking the fort, with a town in the distance, within concentric lines, circa 1740 (restored cracks, stapled repair and rim chips) -- 35.5cm. diam.
See illustration
Literature
Surgeon Captain P. D. Gordon Pugh, Naval Ceramics (1971), pl. 18A.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.