Treasures
Treasures
An English delftware large oval dish, circa 1635-50, Southwark, probably Pickleherring Quay
Auction Closed
July 5, 02:05 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An English delftware large oval dish
circa 1635-50, Southwark, probably Pickleherring Quay
after a dish by Bernard Palissy or a follower, moulded and applied with an undulating snake on an island of branches and berries above a stream, the tapering deep sides applied with two lizards or salamanders and four frogs among ferns, shells and foliage, enriched in a palette of blue, yellow, ochre, green and manganese/black, the underside plain
45.1 cm. wide
17¾in.
John Philip Kassebaum, his sale Sotheby's, London, 7th October 1992, lot 18.
Syd Levethan, The Longridge Collection, his sale Christie's, New York, 24th January 2011, Lot 50.
An English Private Collection