Lot Essay
Cf. Bernard Watney, Longton Hall Porcelain, London, 1957, pl. 46A; also Mrs. William S. Lasdon, Christie's East, 29 January 1986, lot 216 for other examples
The Property of
JOHN FITZSIMMONS
A LONGTON HALL SOUP PLATE
Details
A LONGTON HALL SOUP PLATE
CIRCA 1755, BY THE TREMBLY ROSE PAINTER
The rim moulded with strawberry vines and leaves, the center painted with bouquets of pink roses and other flowers and with a butterfly; together with a similar plate, the center painted with a similar large boquet and scattered flower sprays
9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) diam., the larger (2)
CIRCA 1755, BY THE TREMBLY ROSE PAINTER
The rim moulded with strawberry vines and leaves, the center painted with bouquets of pink roses and other flowers and with a butterfly; together with a similar plate, the center painted with a similar large boquet and scattered flower sprays
9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) diam., the larger (2)