Lot Essay
For a set of 'Merryman' plates from this collection, dated 1682 and painted by the same hand, see Christie's, New York, 24 January 2011, lot 102.
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1682
Details
A LONDON DELFT DATED ARMORIAL CAUDLE-CUP
1682
Of conventional form, painted in shades of blue and green with the arms of the Worshipful Company of Watermen and Lightmen, between the initials D/·I·A· and the date ·1682· and sprays of chinoiserie flowers, the handle with dash-ornament (extensively cracked and restored)
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high
1682
Of conventional form, painted in shades of blue and green with the arms of the Worshipful Company of Watermen and Lightmen, between the initials D/·I·A· and the date ·1682· and sprays of chinoiserie flowers, the handle with dash-ornament (extensively cracked and restored)
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high
Provenance
F.H. Garner; Sotheby's, London, 2 March 1965, lot 178.
Thomas Burn, Rous Lench Court; Christie's, London, 29 and 30 May 1990, lot 9.
Thomas Burn, Rous Lench Court; Christie's, London, 29 and 30 May 1990, lot 9.
Literature
F.H. Garner and Michael Archer, English Delftware, London, 1972, pl. 32A.
Louis L. Lipski and Michael Archer, Dated English Delftware, London, 1984, p. 175, no. 789.
Leslie B. Grigsby, The Longridge Catalogue, Vol. II, D 244.
Louis L. Lipski and Michael Archer, Dated English Delftware, London, 1984, p. 175, no. 789.
Leslie B. Grigsby, The Longridge Catalogue, Vol. II, D 244.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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