Lot Essay
Cf. British Delft at the Williamsburg by John C. Austin, pl. 257 for an armorial dish with the same border to the above lot attributed to Dublin
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A delft blue and white octagonal serving-dish
Dublin or Liverpool, painted to the centre with stylised peonies and prunus branches issuing from pierced rockwork below a vase issuing buds within a well painted qwith a trellis pattern reserved with flowerheads, the rim with scroll and diaper pattern bands -- 16¾in. (42.6cm.) wide, circa 1760
Dublin or Liverpool, painted to the centre with stylised peonies and prunus branches issuing from pierced rockwork below a vase issuing buds within a well painted qwith a trellis pattern reserved with flowerheads, the rim with scroll and diaper pattern bands -- 16¾in. (42.6cm.) wide, circa 1760