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AN ENGLISH DELFTWARE BLUE AND WHITE PIERCED BASKET CIRCA 1720-40 |
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- width across handles 8 1/8 in.
- 20.5 cm
probably London, of circular form pierced with a flowerhead pattern and affixed with four rope twist handles sponged in blue, painted in the center with two Chinoiserie figures in a rural landscape.
Provenance
Garry Atkins, London, March, 1993, bearing label
Vogel Collection no. 580
Vogel Collection no. 580
Literature
Michael Archer, Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum, London, 2013, p. 279, cited.
Condition
The basket is in good appearance, There are three patches of restoration to the rim. The restoration is of a good quality and does not require further attention.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Archer, op. cit., illustrates a near identical basket, differing only in the treatment of the two figures in the central medallion, p. 279, G.13. The author suggests a production site of Lambeth based on the large number of sherds unearthed in the area by F. H. Garner painted with similar decoration. Such figural scenes appear on dated delft of the first decades of the 18th century including two cups dated 1707 and 1715 respectively, see Louis L. Lipski and Michael Archer, Dated English Delftware, Tin-glazed Earthenware 1600-1800, London, 1984, pp. 214-215, nos. 947 and 954.
A larger basket of the same model painted with deer was in the Liane Richards Collection, sold, Bonhams, London, April 13 2016, lot 28, and another of the same size painted with a winching machine at a quayside was sold at Phillip's London, November 29, 1989, lot 234. For similar pieces see Dennis Cockell, 'Some Delftware Baskets and Comparable Pieces: and the Lotus Pattern: Additional Notes', English Ceramic Circle Transactions, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1990, pp. 28-33.
A larger basket of the same model painted with deer was in the Liane Richards Collection, sold, Bonhams, London, April 13 2016, lot 28, and another of the same size painted with a winching machine at a quayside was sold at Phillip's London, November 29, 1989, lot 234. For similar pieces see Dennis Cockell, 'Some Delftware Baskets and Comparable Pieces: and the Lotus Pattern: Additional Notes', English Ceramic Circle Transactions, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1990, pp. 28-33.