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Two pairs of delftware plates c.1740-50, one pair Bristol and painted in blue with a hut beneath a willow tree, the design echoed to the rim reserved on a manganese cracked-ice ground, the other pair Liverpool and decorated in blue, manganese, green and yellow with flowering chrysanthemum branches, manganese painter's marks to the underside, damages, 23.5cm max. (4) Provenance: respectively acquired from Puttick & Simpson, 8th August 1967, lot 163 (part); Sotheby's, 2nd March 1965, lot 106 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner; and Puttick & Simpson, 22nd November 1967, lot 65 (part).

A Bristol delftware blue dash Royal charger c.1714-27, painted with a full length portrait of George I or George II, holding an orb and sceptre and wearing an ermine-lined robe, flanked by green sponged trees, within a blue dash rim, broken and repaired, 32.7cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 23rd October 1968, lot 130.

Four delftware plates c.1740-60, one Lambeth and painted in polychrome enamels with a jardiniere of flowers within a swag border, one Liverpool and painted with bamboo behind a fence, and a pair of Liverpool plates decorated with peony sprays beside holey rockwork, minor faults, 23cm max. (4) Provenance: respectively acquired from Cambridge, 12th July 1968, formerly in the Gautier Collection; and Sotheby's, 26th January 1965, lot 34 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner.

A rare delftware mug c.1740, probably London, the cylindrical form slightly waisted and decorated in an allover chequered design of green squares and blue stylized floral motifs, the wide strap handle with blue stripes, cracked, 9cm. Provenance: acquired from Christie's, 5th April 1965, lot 160 (part), formerly in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor.

A large and early English delftware posset pot c.1695-1700, probably Brislington or Bristol, painted in bright polychrome enamels with birds perched among flowering branches, applied with two double roll handles topped with green snakes reaching for the flared rim, the whole raised on three bun feet, some damages and restorations, the cover lacking, 21cm high. Provenance: acquired from Christie's, 27th July 1982, lot 305, formerly in the Moreton Collection, no. 4. Cf. Michael Archer, Delftware, no. D.15 for a similar pot dated 1697. Archer discusses the use of serpents on the handles, fragments of which have been excavated at Brislington. Moreton's label attributes the pot to Lambeth, and it is possible that the London factories were producing similar pots around this time.

A delftware plate c.1730, probably Bristol, painted in blue with a central seated figure wearing a large hat, before a building with a tall spire, flanked by trees sponged in manganese, 21.5cm. Provenance: acquired from Christie's, 20th November 1965, lot 162. Cf. Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, p.299, no. 19.28 for a polychrome plate in the same design.

A London delftware blue dash Royal charger c.1702, painted in blue, green and yellow with a full-length portrait of Queen Anne, seated and holding an orb and sceptre, flanked by blue sponged trees, inscribed 'A R', all within concentric narrow blue and yellow bands inside a blue dash rim, the underside decorated in a buff glaze, a rim crack, 30cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 15th December 1964, lot 55.

Three large Bristol delftware chargers .1760-70, one painted in blue with a tall pine tree flanked by huts, another with a figure fishing in an island landscape, the last painted in blue and manganese with a figure holding a staff beneath gnarled trees in a mountain landscape, all within bianco-sopra-bianco borders, some damages and restoration, 33cm max. (3) Provenance: respectively acquired from Christie's, 5th April 1965, lot 82 (part), formerly in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor; Sotheby's, 19th December 1966, lot 35; and Chistie's, 29th March 1971, lot 67.

A rare Lambeth delftware butter bowl or sweetmeat dish c.1770-80, the small bowl affixed to a plate or stand, decorated with simple formal borders and swag motifs, the interior inscribed with the letter A over J:S, some chipping, 21.5cm dia. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 6th December 1983, lot 642, formerly in the collection Louis L Lipski, no. 324. Cf. Lipski & Archer, Dated English Delftware, p.303, no.1247 for a similar bowl dated 1777. Lipski described such bowls as being used to serve syllabub, but their true purpose is unclear.

A small delftware vase c.1760, the small pear-shaped body painted in shades of blue with a Chinese figure in a landscape beside feathery foliate motifs and starburst designs, restoration to the rim, 15.2cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 2nd March 1965, lot 102 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner.

Two delftware powdered ground plates c.1740-50, one probably Lambeth and painted in blue with a pagoda issuing from rockwork, reserved on powdered brown ground with shaped floral motif panels to the rim, the other reserved with a woolsack panel containing a flowering branch, reserved on a pale powdered manganese ground, the rim of the former repaired, 22.3cm. (2) Provenance: respectively acquired from Sotheby's, 27th July 1982, formerly in the collection of F H Garner and in the Moreton Collection; and Christie's, 2nd June 1975, lot 215. Illustrated: F H Garner & Michael Archer, English Delftware, no.94B for the brown ground plate.

A London delftware ballooning plate c.1785, Lambeth or Vauxhall, painted in blue with two figures seated in a gondola-shaped basket beneath a hot air balloon flying above a village landscape, the rim with a trellis border, broken in half and restuck, 23.5cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 26th January 1965, lot 34 (part). The ballooning scene depicted on this plate is that of Dr John Jeffries and Jean-Pierre Blanchard crossing the English Channel from Dover to Calais on 7th January 1785.

Two small delftware plates c.1740-60, one painted in blue with a standing Chinese figure pointing towards a vase of flowers on a low table, the rim with flying insects and stylized flowering branches, the other of shallow dish form and painted with bamboo behind an ornamental fence and with large flowering plants echoed to the rim, some rim faults, 17.6cm max. (2) Provenance: the plate with a paper label for the Lipski collection, the dish acquired from Sotheby's, 1st June 1965, lot 58 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner.

A Delft Toby jug c.1770, seated on a low box with his hands resting on his knees, wearing a sponged blue suit with manganese detailing, some chipping, 24.5cm. Provenance: acquired from Puttick & Simpson, 29th November 1967, lot 48. Bought as Lambeth delftware.

Two Liverpool delftware printed tiles c.1770, printed in black by John Sadler, one with lovers seated beneath a tree, the other with a Biblical scene of Abraham and Isaac at the point of sacrifice, a Liverpool tile painted in blue with boats beside Classical ruins within an octagonal panel, a Lambeth tile painted with two figures conversing beneath trees, and a Dutch tile painted with a peasant woman holding a staff, 13cm max. (5) NO KNOWN PROV

A large delftware flower brick c.1760, probably Liverpool, painted in blue with a small figure fishing in a landscape containing trees and bold rockwork, the landscape echoed to the shorter sides, the recessed top pierced with 26 small holes arranged in rows either side of a larger circular opening, some chipping, 17.3cm across. Provenance: acquired from Christie's, 27th June 1965, lot 1 (part).

Three polychrome delftware plates c.1740-70, one painted with a Chinese figure holding out a leaf frond before a low fence, the border with leaf panels reserved on a diaper ground, another probably Bristol and painted in blue, manganese and yellow with a gnarled tree in a pagoda landscape, the last probably London and painted with a pagoda island landscape featuring sponged green trees, one cracked, 22.6cm max. (3) Provenance: one with a paper collection label with the initials GB, possibly for the Golding Barrett collection. The latter plate acquired from Puttick & Simpson, 23rd August 1966, lot 130.

A pair of delftware drug jars mid 18th century, the ovoid bodies painted in blue with narrow cartouches surmounted by winged putti holding single flower stems either side of a scallop shell motif, beneath the cartouche with simple flower swags around an angel mask, one inscribed 'U:ex:ALTHAE', the other 'U:TUTIAE', some cracking, 18cm. (2) Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 20th June 1967, lot 81. Unguentum extractum Althaea used an extract from the root of the marshmallow and was used as a cough mixture and to relieve an irritated throat. Unguentum de Tutia (sometimes known as 'tutty') was an ointment of zinc oxide used for skin irritations and minor burns.

Three large tin-glazed chargers 18th century, one probably London delftware and painted in blue, green and red with insects in flight above flowering plants, another possibly Dutch and similarly decorated, red 8 mark to the underside, the last painted with flowering plants behind an ornamental fence, damages, 26.3cm max. (3) Provenance: respectively acquired from Christie's, 5th April 1965, lots 94 and 131 (part), formerly in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor; and Bethnal Green, c.1952.

A Bristol delftware charger c.1730, painted in blue, red and green with insects in flight above flowering Oriental plants, within a formal border, the rim with oval panels of flower sprays on a blue ground, the underside rim with an X and II design, square mark to the base, a 12cm rim crack, 33.2cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 30th April 1982, lot 17. Cf. Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, p.295, no.19.12 for a similar dish.

Two delftware chargers c.1720-40, probably London, one boldly decorated in red, blue and green with insects in flight above flowering plants, the other with confronting cockerels above bending bamboo, the rim and cavetto with shaped panels of formal floral designs, both with blue X or O and II designs to the underside, the latter broken and restuck, 34.5cm max. (2) Provenance: respectively acquired from Christie's, 5th April 1965, lot 94 (part), formerly in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor; and Bethnal Green, c.1952.

A Bristol delftware Adam and Eve charger c.1730-40, painted with the scene of the Temptation, the doomed couple flanking the Tree of Knowledge with the serpent draped around its trunk, painted in blue with sponged green foliage and detailed in ochre and umber, within a sponged blue border, 33cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 15th December 1964, lot 52. Cf. Michael Archer, Delftware, A.20 for a very similar dish with a blue dash rim.

A delftware bleeding bowl or porringer c.1680-1700, the shallow circular form with a single handle pierced with a heart, decorated in a pale blue glaze, the handle broken off and restored, 15.5cm. Provenance: acquired from 11th October 1977, lot 48, formerly in the collections of Charles J Lomax and C H Spiers.

Six delftware plates mid 18th century, one painted in blue with peony beside an ornamental fence, another with figures in a Chinese island landscape, three with vases of flowers, the last with a single flower spray in blue, green and manganese, some damages and repairs, 22.8cm max. (6) Provenance: respectively acquired from Sotheby's, 1st June 1965, lot 77 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner; Puttick & Simpson, 8th August 1967, lot 163 (part), and 22nd November 1967, lot 56 (part); and Christie's, 9th October 1967, lot 19 (part). The polychrome plate with a paper label for the W L Little Collection, no. 101.

A massive delftware punch bowl c.1760-80, of exceptional size, the interior painted in blue with an exotic bird perched on an ornamental fence between flowering plants, the rim with an elaborate border of diaper panels, scrolls and Chinese motifs, the exterior painted with flowering branches and an ornamental fence, some damages, 39.3cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 22nd December 1970, lot 172.

Three delftware plates c.1760, painted in polychrome enamels, two with cranes amidst flowering branches, the last with low huts beneath fronded trees, some damages, 26cm max. (3) Provenance: respectively acquired from Puttick & Simpson, 8th March 1966, lot 149 (part); and Sotheby's, 26th January 1965, lot 32 (part).

Four delftware shallow bowls c.1710-50, Lambeth and Bristol, two moulded with fluted and painted in blue with flower arrangements, two with scallop-edged rims and decorated with flower sprays and with flowering peony branches, some damages, 23.5cm max. (4) Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 6th December 1983, lot 643 (part), formerly in the collection of Louis L Lipski.

A pair of Bristol delftware plates mid 18th century, painted in blue with a figure in a boat before a low hut on an island, a further sailing boat in the background, and a large octagonal plate painted with a solitary figure fishing beside a low fence, before an island village scene, two dash marks on the reverse, some rim damages, 26.5cm max. (3) Provenance: respectively acquired from Sotheby's, 14th February 1967, lot 5 (part); and Christie's, 5th April 1965, lot 79 (part), formerly in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor.

A delftware syrup or wet drug jar mid 18th century, the globular body painted with a narrow cartouche titled 'S:ROSAR:SOL', surmounted by two winged putti holding single flower stems either side of a scallop shell, raised on a tall spreading foot, marked 'Px' to the underside, 19cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 20th June 1967, lot 71. Syrupus rosarum solutivus was made by infusing rose petals with water and adding sugar. It was taken to relieve constipation.

A Frankfurt faïence tureen and cover c.1690, the circular form painted in manganese, green and yellow with Chinese figures in a mountainous landscape, the sides with two loop handles detailed in manganese, some damages, 28cm dia. (2) Provenance: acquired from Christie's, 2nd June 1975, lot 206, formerly in the collection of Mrs G I Cameron. Bought as Bristol delftware.

A rare and early delftware Fecundity dish dated 1638, the oval form moulded in high relief with Venus reclining and attended by putti at various pursuits, inscribed '1638 I N', the rim with eight oval and circular recessed wells painted with leaf motifs, between raised motifs of fruit baskets and masks, the whole decorated in a palette of blue, green and yellow, restored, 49.6cm. Provenance: acquired from, Christie's, 2nd June 1975, lot 280, formerly in the collection of Dr J. Franklin and sold at Sotheby's, 26th October 1971, lot 11. Illustrated: Louis L. Lipski & Michael Archer, Dated English Delftware, p.38, no.94.

Two Bristol or Wincanton delftware plates c.1740, one octagonal and one round, each painted with a central octagonal panel in blue with ships sailing before a castellated building flying a pennant, reserved on a powdered manganese ground with small floral vignettes, minor damages, 22cm max. (2) Provenance: respectively acquired from Minette Puxon Antiques, Colchester, 6th March 1975; and Sotheby's, 20th May 1975, lot 19. Cf. Michael Archer, Delftware, p.140, nos. B49 and B50 for plates with a similar harbour design.

Two delftware dry drug jars mid 18th century, of ovoid shape, each painted in blue with a narrow cartouche topped by winged putti holding flower stems either side of a scallop shell, underneath the cartouche with an angel mask and floral motifs, one inscribed 'C:AURANT', the other 'U:ENULA:C:MER', extensive glaze cracking to the latter, 18cm. (2) Provenance: respectively acquired from Christie's, 9th October 1967, lot 65; and Sotheby's, 26th March 1968, lot 13 (part). Confectio Aurantium, similar to marmalade, was used as a flavouring agent but was also believed to assist in lowering blood pressure, among other uses. Unguentum Enulatum cum Mercurio was an ointment made from a rhizome, oil of wormwood, turpentine and lard with added mercury. Culpeper's understandable opinion of the latter ointment (said to help "the itch") was that, "without quick-silver it will do no good; with quick-silver it may do harm".

A delftware plate mid 18th century, probably Bristol, painted in blue with cattle beside two large hayricks behind a low fence and before buildings, all beneath tall sponged trees, 22.8cm.

Five delftware plates mid 18th century, including a pair of plates painted in polychrome enamels with flowering branches issuing from rockwork, another in manganese, ochre, green and blue with vases and jardinières of flowers, one in blue with a pagoda landscape, the last octagonal and decorated with two figures crossing a bridge, some damages and repairs, 23cm max. (5) Provenance: four plates previously in the F H Garner Collection. The octagonal plate with a faded paper label for the Arthur Hurst Collection. Variously acquired in 1965 and 1966.

A rare delftware stand or trivet c.1720-40, the flat circular form painted in blue with figures in a pagoda island scene, previously raised on three small feet, the feet lacking, a chip to the underside, 22.7cm. Cf. Lipski & Archer, Dated English Delftware,p.352, no.1554 for an octagonal tray of similar construction.

Three delftware plates c.1730-50, one probably Bristol and painted in blue, red and green with a bird standing beside flowering branches, another London and painted in polychrome enamels with an insect in flight above flowering branches, the last of primitive shape and painted with a basket of flowers within a geometric manganese border, some faults, 22.8cm max. (3) Provenance: respectively acquired from Christie's, 5th April 1965, lot 85 (part), formerly in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor; and Sotheby's, 2nd March 1965, lot 109 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner.

A London delftware blue dash Royal charger c.1690, painted with a full length equestrian portrait of King William III, astride his horse jumping a low fence, inscribed 'KW' and flanked by blue sponged trees within a yellow line border and blue dash rim, restored, 33.7cm. Provenance: acquired Sotheby's, 23rd October 1964, lot 134.

A Bristol delftware punch bowl c.1755, painted in blue with sprays of flowering plants reserved within shaped panels on a powdered lilac ground, a section broken and restuck, 23cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 2nd March 1965, lot 15 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner.

Five delftware plates c.1740-60, including Liverpool and Bristol, one painted in blue with chrysanthemum sprays, another with flowers in the Fazackerley palette, both within bianco-sopra-bianco borders, one plate with polychrome flower sprays, the last two with a similar design of chrysanthemum branches issuing from rockwork, some faults, 22.5cm max. (5) Provenance: respectively acquired from Christie's, 5th April 1965, lot 147 (part), formerly in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor; Sotheby's, 26th May 1970; Christie's, 20th February 1967, lot 25 (part); Puttick & Simpson, 23rd August 1966, lot 139 (part); and van Oss, Southwold, c.1953.

A rare delftware bowl c.1760, boldly painted in blue with the Dragon pattern, the large beast depicted to the well, with his tail folding over the rim to the bowl's exterior, amidst cloud scrolls, some glaze cracking, 22.5cm. Provenance: acquired from Christie's, 14th October 1968, lot 79a.

A pair of delftware plates c.1750, probably Lambeth, the wells painted with a scallop-edged panel of bamboo and flowering branches in blue, reserved on a dark powdered manganese ground, the rim with four shaped panels containing a leaf spray, 22.6cm. (2) Provenance: acquired from Archibald Frith Allbrook, via Sotheby's, 18th April 1972, lot 32.

Three pairs of delftware miniature vases mid 18th century, in three sizes, the double gourd forms painted in blue with flowering prunus branches either side of a formal motif, the rims with a hatched trellis border, 11cm max. (6) Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 9th January 1973, lot 31.

A delftware pickle dish c.1740-50, of leaf shape, painted in blue with a bird perched atop flowering branches, within a scroll border, and two delftware saucers, one of toy size and painted in blue with flying insects and prunus sprays, the other with polychrome flower sprays reserved on a drab brown ground, 11.3cm max. (3) Provenance: respectively acquired from Sotheby's, 1st June 1965, lot 54 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner; Christie's, 2nd June 1978, lot 203, formerly in the collection of Mrs G I Cameron; and the collection of Louis L Lipski, no. 192.

A small delftware jug c.1700-20, painted in red, green and blue with a bird in flight above flowering branches, the side handle with a blue dash design, a delftware tavern measure with a blue oak leaf beneath a tall ribbed neck, and a small mug of cylindrical form with a flared foot and wide strap handle, painted with stylized flower sprays between formal stiff leaf bands, some damages, 16.5cm max. (3) Provenance: respectively acquired from Christie's, 9th October 1967, lot 54, formerly in the collections of F H Garner and W L Little; Sotheby's, 23rd October 1968, lot 221 (part); and Sotheby's, 1st June 1965, lot 54 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner.

A delftware two-handled storage jar c.1705-15, of bulbous shape, painted in red, blue and green with a formal floral design between stiff leaf and lappet borders, one handle restored, 11.2cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 1st June 1965, lot 116 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner. The purpose of this rare type of jar is unclear. Michael Archer has suggested that they may have been used to store ginger root, but they have also been suggested as a utensil for storing wig powder.

Three delftware plates c.1740-70, probably London, one painted in green and manganese with a large bunch of grapes within a continuous border, another in manganese, red and blue with a hut between stylized trees within a garland border, the last of primitive shape and decorated in polychrome enamels with a simple flower sprig, with small foliate motifs to the rim, one cracked, 23.3cm max. (3) Provenance: respectively acquired from Christie's, 2nd June 1975, formerly in the collection of Mrs G I Cameron; and Christie's, 20th February 1967, lot 25 (part).

A near pair of Lambeth delftware plates mid 18th century, painted in bold polychrome enamels, each with a basket of flowers, the rim with floral motifs and small diaper panels, a large Lambeth charger painted with a stylized plant within a garland border, and a Bristol delftware punch bowl, painted to the exterior in blue, red, yellow and green with a bird amidst flowering branches, the interior in blue with a figure fishing beneath wisteria, damages, 33cm max. (4) Provenance: respectively acquired from Christie's, 5th April 1965, lots 130 and 94, formerly in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor; and Christie's, 2nd June 1975, lot 207 (part), formerly in the collection of Mrs G I Cameron.

Two Lambeth delftware plates c.1740, both painted in red, yellow, green and blue, one with a seated Chinese boy between flowering branches, the other with a long-tailed bird perched on a leafy branch beside rugged rockwork, a Lambeth saucer dish painted with flowering plants, and a Bristol delftware plate painted in polychrome enamels with a Chinese figure walking in a garden, some damages and repairs, 22.5cm max. (4) Provenance: respectively acquired from Sotheby's, 26th January 1965, lot 35 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner; and Christie's, 5th April 1965, lots 136 and 139 (part), previously in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor.

A large delftware syrup or wet drug jar c.1750, the globular body painted in blue and black with two birds flanking a basket of fruit above a cartouche inscribed 'S:E:SUC:FUMAR', raised on a tall spreading foot, with a knopped spout and wide strap handle, some glaze chipping, 19.5cm. Provenance: acquired from Christie's, 14th October 1968, lot 80.

A Bristol delftware Adam and Eve charger c.1750, probably Richard Frank, Redcliff Back, depicting the Temptation in the Garden of Eden, the first couple flanking the Tree of Knowledge around which the serpent coils, proffering the Forbidden Fruit to Eve, predominantly painted in blue with yellow and red detailing, the leaves sponged in green, the rim with a sponged blue border, some rim faults, 33.5cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 15th December 1964, lot 47.

Two delftware plates c.1750-70, the first Bristol or London and painted in manganese with Arion riding a dolphin, with sailing boats in the background and tall sponged trees to one side, the other of pancake shape and painted with a simple house flanked by bare trees, the rim with stylized leaf motifs, some damages and restoration, 22.5cm max. (2) Provenance: respectively acquired from Puttick & Simpson, 22nd November 1967, lot 65 (part); and Sotheby's, 9th January 1973, lot 21 (part).

A London delftware charger and a plate c.1725-35, both decorated in polychrome enamels with a long-tailed parrot perched atop a large yellow ring encircling flowering branches and rockwork, the rims with a narrow yellow border hatched with red and blue, and a further delftware charger painted with a Chinese figure with arm outstretched to a bird perched in branches, the latter cracked and restored, 34.5cm max. (3) Cf. Michael Archer, Delftware, p.172, no. B.111 for an identical plate.

A delftware blue dash tulip charger c.1680, probably Brislington, boldly painted with three tulips and long straight leaves unusually issuing from a chequered vase or bowl with scrollwork decoration, within concentric yellow and blue lines and a blue dash rim, the underside with a thin buff glaze, a 12cm rim crack, 35cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 14th June 1966, lot 14, formerly in the collection of F H Garner.

Four delftware slop bowls mid 18th century, the smaller Bristol and painted in blue with flowering Oriental plants, one bowl Lambeth and painted with peony and wisteria, another painted with huts and large round rocks in a landscape scene, the last decorated in polychrome enamels with a peony spray to the exterior and flying insects to the well, some damages, 19.3cm max. (4) Provenance: respectively acquired from Sotheby's, 1st June 1965, lot 58 (part), formerly in the collections of F H Garner and Arthur Hurst; Sotheby's, 1st June 1965, lot 166 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner; and Sotheby's, 14th February 1967, lot 6 (part).

A pair of Liverpool delftware plates c.1760, each painted with a European couple dancing in a garden setting, she with left arm outstretched and raising her skirt with her right hand, the rims with sprays of flowering plants, the undersides with a leaf motif, some chipping, 21.5cm. (2) Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 6th December 1966, lot 27 (part). Cf. Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, p.298, no.19.23 for the same design with a different border.

A large delftware shallow bowl and a charger c.1740-60, the bowl of large size and painted in blue with a Chinese lady looking out of a window at a further figure holding a long-tailed bird aloft, the cavetto with a panelled diaper border, the charger painted in blue with a Chinese figure seated on a chair before a pagoda beneath a willow tree, the rim with a formal foliate border, the former cracked, some chipping, 35.7cm max. (2) Provenance: respectively acquired from Sotheby's, 6th December 1983, lot 753 (part), formerly in the collection of Louis L Lipski; and Sothebys, 7th April 1970, lot 44.

A delftware guglet and wash basin c.1750-70, the guglet or bottle form with long neck and everted rim, the bowl with a wavy everted rim, each painted in blue with two Chinese figures beside trees and rockwork in a garden setting, some damages and restoration, 26.7cm max. (2) Provenance: acquired from Christoe's, 12th May 1969, lot 105.

A delftware wash basin c.1770, the deep form with crimped everted rim, painted in blue to the interior with a pagoda landscape before mountains, a central tree issuing from elaborate rockwork, the exterior with simple flower sprays, some faults, 27.5cm dia. Provenance: acquired from Goold, Cambridge, 11th April 1969.

A delftware flower brick of exceptionally large size c.1760, probably Bristol, the rectangular form painted in blue with two figures meeting on a bridge, another fishing from a boat in a Chinese island landscape, the short sides each with a lone Chinese figure scratching his head, the top pierced with twelve rows of four small holes, a few small chips, 22.8cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 22nd December 1970, lot 196.