A fine, pair of mid-18th century delftware plates
10044
Decorated with a chinoiserie scence of a lady holding a fan reclining against a bamboo tree stump, with a branch arching over her, and an insect flying nearby. The rim with three shaped panels of bamboo foliage, and trellis diaper interposed. Blue on a pale blue glaze. In original condition. Probably Bristol, Temple Back, Thomas Cantle, second quarter of the 18th century.
18th Century
1750
Delftware
England
English Delftware (Britton) 12.42, English Delftware (Garner) 80a, Delftware (Archer) 206-9, Glaisher Collection 1680, British Delftware (Austin) 308/9.