Lot Essay
Lipski and Archer record sixteen examples dating between 1633 and 1697. For a detailed discussion concerning the Palissy source for these dishes see Frank Britton, 'Bernard Palissy and London Delftware', English Ceramic Circle Transactions, 1991, Vol. 14, pt. 2, pp. 169-176. See also Graham Slater, 'English Delftware Copies of La Fécondité Pattern Dishes Attributed to Palissy', English Ceramic Circle Transactions, 1999, Vol.17, pt. 1, pp. 47-64, pl. 29 where he discusses in detail the recorded examples, dividing them into ten groups.