Lot Essay
For a similar example with unicorn supporters, see J. Horne, English Pottery and Related Works of Art, London, 2003, p. 15, cat. no. 02/11.
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SYD LEVETHAN: THE LONGRIDGE COLLECTION
A LONDON DELFT BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL PILL-TILE
SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Details
A LONDON DELFT BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL PILL-TILE
SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Painted with the arms of the Society of Apothecaries flanked by unicorrn supporters above the motto 'ODIFER QUEPER ORBEM DICOR', pierced for hanging
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) high
SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Painted with the arms of the Society of Apothecaries flanked by unicorrn supporters above the motto 'ODIFER QUEPER ORBEM DICOR', pierced for hanging
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) high
Provenance
With Jonathan Horne, London.
Literature
L.B. Grigsby, The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware, vol. 2, London, 2000, p. 460, cat. no. D411.
Brought to you by
Sallie Glover
For a similar example with unicorn supporters, see J. Horne, English Pottery and Related Works of Art, London, 2003, p. 15, cat. no. 02/11.