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Delftware posset pot and cover circa 1720, probably London or Bristol, with panels of bird and foliate designs, 24.5cm high Condition: old repairs, large chips and loose handle, 26cm across overall for width.

A RARE LONDON DELFT SACK BOTTLE, DATED 1648, of globular shape, the loop handle with heart-shaped lower terminal, inscribed in blue 'SACK 1648', above a curlicue. 16cm highProvenance:Bonhams, New Bond Street, The Contents of Harveys Wine Museum, Fine Glass and Delft, 1 October 2003, lot 32. D. M. and P. Manheim.  Illustrated by Lipski and Archer, Dated English Delftware, fig. 1357.

Deydier (Christian). Les Bronzes Archaiques Chinois, Archaic Chinese Bronzes, I, Xia & Shang, Paris, Les Editions d'Art et d'Histoire, 1995, colour and monochrome illustrations, original green cloth in dust wrapper, 4to, VG, together with: Salter (John). Wine Labels 1730-2003, A Worldwide History, Antique Collectors' Club in Association with the Wine Label Circle, 2004, several colour plates, numerous monochrome illustrations, original blue cloth gilt in dust wrapper, 4to, VG, plus: White (George). English Lantern Clocks, 1st edition, Antique Collectors' Club, 1989, 8 colour illustrations and numerous monochrome illustrations, original blue cloth gilt in dust wrapper, 4to, and other art and antiques reference, history of map making, etc., including Ashley and Miles Baynton-Williams, New Worlds, Maps from the Age of Discovery, Quercus, 2006 & Maps of War, Quercus, 2007, Louis Lawrence and Shep Brozman, Japanese Inro from the Brozman Collection, 1993, London Delftware, by Frank Britton, 1987, Antique Medical Instruments, by Elisabeth Bennion, Sotheby/University of California Press, 1979, The Brass Book by Peter, Nancy and Herbert Schiffer, 1978, etc., mostly original cloth, many in dust wrappers, mainly 4toQty: (6 shelves)

A Dated English Delft Puzzle Jug, London or Brislington, 1670, of ovoid form, the knopped pierced neck with three spouts and loop handle, painted in blue with chinoiserie figures in landscape and with the date 1670 flanking the initials H/ I. F, 18.5cm high See illustration This form of English delft puzzle jug, with its distinctive knopped neck, seems to be peculiar to the second half of the 17th century. An example dated 1653 is illustrated in Archer (Michael) Delftware, pg.192, item D8. A similar undated example, with related decoration, is illustrated in the same publication, pg.194, item D10, which is dated to circa 1669-1675 due to the Ming Transitional style of decoration of parallel appearance on a mug in the Fitzwilliam Collection, dated 1669, and a jug in the Longridge Collection, dated 1674. An example of the same shape in the Maidstone Museum is dated 1675. For a similar undated example see Christie's, New York, 24 January 2011, The Cyd Levethan Longridge Collection, lot 86.. Broken into several pieces and restuck, one piece being a third of the rim and one spout, another piece being the remaining rim, neck and handle. Body broken in half around waist and with a related extended hairline crack running around half of the upper part of the body. Another hairline crack just above foot extending around approximately one third of the body. Typical minor losses related to breaks. Base terminal of handle lacking. Small area of body at break missing. Other typical minor losses.

A group of mid-18th century delftware plates,Comprising three London (Lambeth High St, William Griffith), polychrome plates with flowers issuing from lozenge rockwork, 34cm, 30cm and 23cm, a small plate painted in blue with a woman by a tree, 22.5cm, another with two Chinese figures, 22cm, and seven others various, (12)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A London Delftware Queen Anne charger, circa 1702-14Possibly Norfolk House, painted with a full length portrait of the Queen, holding the orb and sceptre, inscribed 'AR', flanked by sponged trees and standing on a turquoise ground with simply painted vegetation, edged with blue and yellow concentric lines and a blue dash border, with a lead-glazed back 34.8cm diamFootnotes:A similar charger was sold by Bonhams on 8 September 2004, lot 51, with minor differences including the orb and sceptre being held in different hands. The current lot is most like two chargers illustrated by Leslie B Grigsby, The Longridge Collection (2000), p.67, D33 and by Michael Archer, Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum (2013), p.13, A.15. The suggested attribution to Norfolk House is based on a fragment with a similar distinctive setting excavated by Garner in Lambeth.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good English Delftware pomegranate charger, circa 1670-90London or possibly Brislington, boldly painted with three orange stylised fruit on a bed of turquoise leaves and formal blue bud motifs, the rim with a yellow line and blue dash border, with a lead-glazed back, the footrim pierced, 34.5cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceSyd Levethan: The Longridge Collection, Christie's New York, 24 January 2011, lot 12Illustrated by Leslie B Grigsby, The Longridge Collection (2000), p.181, D155. A very similar charger is discussed by Michael Archer, Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum (2013), p.55, A.82. This charger has the same turquoise green leaves as the present lot, a pigment which seems to replace the grassier green used on earlier chargers of this type in the latter part of the 17th century.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A delftware spirit flask mid 18th century, London or Bristol, of barrel shape with concentric moulded rings to each end, the middle with a single bung hole, decorated all over in a powdered blue glaze, 12.5cm. Cf. Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, p.253 for three similar examples decorated in powdered manganese.

Two delftware tiles c.1720-40, one Bristol and painted in blue with a figure between sponged trees, the other London and painted with a running dog, each with scroll motifs to each corner, minor faults, 13cm. (2)

A London delftware two-handled vase possibly dated 1716, the baluster form painted in underglaze blue with flower sprays, applied with two scroll handles and raised on a circular foot with a stylized stiff leaf design, inscribed to the underside with '17 / 16' in blue enamel, 17cm. Cf. Woolley and Wallis, The Warner Collection of English Delftware, 17th September 2019, lot 90 for a vase of the same shape.

A small London delftware vase c.1700-20, the bottle-shaped body painted in underglaze blue with stylized flower sprays within small scattered sprigs, a small footrim chip, 12.2cm.

An unusual delftware charger c.1750-60, probably London, decorated to the well and rim with a cracked ice design in blue and manganese, some restoration to the rim, 30.4cm. Provenance: the John Black Collection.

A delftware charger c.1700, probably London, decorated in underglaze blue with a geometric leaf design around a central swirl, the rim with a band of interlocking crescents, broken and riveted, 35.5cm. Cf. Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, p.52, no.3.2.

A delftware plate c.1720, probably London, painted with a dog or fox raised on its back legs beneath a yellow bird perched on flowering branches, the rim with a band of stylized flowerheads on a red dash ground, some rim chipping, 23cm.

A delftware plate c.1740, probably London, painted in iron red with a hexagonal panel containing flowering branches and an ornamental fence, the rim with small floral panels reserved on a powdered manganese ground, 22.2cm.

Michael Archer: 'Delftware', V&A, 1997, 1st edition, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper, original slipcase; plus Frank Britton: 'London Delftware', London, 1987, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper (2)

A London delft blue and white punch bowl, circa 1760, painted and sponged with a rustic with a cow and calf and a goat, within an Italianate landscape, 31cm diameter; and another English delft blue and white punch bowl, 26cm diameterCf. Michael Archer, Delftware (V. & A. 1997), p. 299, F.29 for a similarly sponged London punch bowl.Provenance: Property of a private family collection.Condition Report: The London sponged bowl has brown staining to the interior and crazed. It is also craacked through the bowl. The other bowl has cracks leading from the rim.Condition Report Disclaimer

A pair of London delftware plates, dated 1724Probably Vauxhall, of plain profile without footrims, painted in red and blue with three stylised flowers divided by long foliage and flanked by slender leaves, surmounted by the initials 'I B A', the date '1724' below, within blue concentric lines and a distinctive formal border, 21.3cm diam (2)Footnotes:A very similar plate is illustrated by Lipski and Archer, Dated English Delftware (1984), p.82, fig.328 and another by Ross E Taggart, Catalogue of the Burnap Collection (1967), p.56, fig.153.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A very rare delftware charger, dated 1703Probably London, with an everted rim and turned foot, painted in blue and yellow outlined in black with a windmill, the stone tower inscribed with the date '1703', before three cottages with distinctive fenestrated gable ends, smaller buildings and tall green sponged trees in the distance, similarly sponged bushes in the foreground, a blue line inside the 'blue dash' border around the rim, the back with a lead-tin glaze wash, 35cm diamFootnotes:A very similar charger decorated with a virtually identical scene dated 1704, no doubt from the same workshop, is in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection (accession no. 1937-200) and is illustrated by Lipski and Archer, Dated English Delftware (1984), p.36, no.88. Lipski and Archer note that this charger bears a number of similarities to two groups of English chargers - those painted with full-length portraits of William III similarly outlined in manganese with similar sponged tress in bright green, and 'blue dash' chargers painted with portraits of Queen Anne seated with her generals. It is interesting to note that, in common with the William III chargers, both the present charger and that in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection have tin-glaze washes to the back.A 'blue dash' dish attributed to London painted in a very similar palette and style with a figure on horseback is illustrated by Leslie B Grigsby, The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware (2000), Vol.2, p.64, no.D31 where it is suggested that this distinctive group may have been produced by a single individualistic workshop in England for a short period during the first decade of the 18th century.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A London delftware drug jar,18th centuryOf ovoid form, painted in blue with a label inscribed 'E.THER.ANDR', within an elaborate cartouche decorated with flowers and cherubs, 20cm highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A pair of London delftware tiles, c.1710, painted in manganese, each with an octagonal panel, one of two figures dancing beneath a tree, the other of travellers meeting, the corners with angel motifs, 12.8cm. (2)

A delftware plate, dated 1742, probably London, painted in blue with a Chinese lady holding a fan and standing between a large vase of flowers and a pagoda by a fence, inscribed with the letter T above R E and the date 1742, 21.8cm. Provenance: a private collection from the West Country.

A delftware plate, c.1750, probably London, painted in manganese, red and blue with a small hut flying a long pennant, within a hexagonal husk swag border, 23.3cm. Provenance: a private collection from the West Country. Purchased from The Warner Collection of British Delftware, 17th September 2019, lot 7 (part).

A London delftware Royal dish, c.1690, painted in blue with a double head and shoulders portrait of William and Mary, each crowned, William wearing an ermine-lined robe, within narrow blue line borders, broken and riveted, 22cm. Provenance: a private collection from the West Country. William and Mary were proclaimed King and Queen as joint sovereigns in 1689 and reigned together until Mary's death in 1694. A number of fragments found by Garner in Lambeth correspond with this design. See Michael Archer, Delftware, item B2, p 115.

A small delftware octagonal plate, c.1690, probably London, painted in blue with a Chinese figure seated in a landscape, the scene echoed to the rim, 21.7cm. Provenance: a private collection from the West Country.

A London delftware apothecary or pill slab, c.1785, possibly Mortlake, the elongated octagonal form painted in blue with the arms of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries above the motto 'Opiferque Per Orbem Dicor', the sides glazed manganese, the top pierced with two suspension holes, 30.4cm. Provenance: a private collection from the West Country. Bonhams, The Sampson and Horne Collection, 28th April 2010, lot 182. Paper label for the Charles J Lomax Collection.

Four delftware plates, mid 18th century, one Bristol and painted with a fisherman in a typical landscape within a bianco-sopra-bianco border, another painted in blue, green, yellow and manganese with flowering branches within a scalloped rim, one London and painted in blue with a Chinese lady beneath a gnarled tree, the last painted with a hut beside rockwork and trees, some damages, 22.5cm. (4) The first plate with a paper label for the Warren Collection.

A pair of delftware plates, c.1710-20, possibly London, painted in blue, green, red and manganese, each with a bird perched on branches of flowering Oriental plants, within a border of five stylized flowerhead panels reserved on a trellis ground, 22cm. (2)

A London delftware bottle or vase, c.1700-20, painted in blue and black with a dense floral design, the tall neck with stylized leaf motifs and differing stripes, some chipping, the base drilled, 18.5cm.

A delftware charger, c.1750, probably London, painted to the well with a bird perched on reeds amidst flowering plants, the rim with incised yellow stylized flower sprays on a powdered manganese ground, and a large Delft charger, painted in blue with fronting birds beneath tall flowering plants, the rim with stylized panels in the Kraak manner, rim cracks, one riveted, 35.3cm max. (2)

A delftware polychrome plate, c.1710, probably London, painted with a parrot perched on a low fence beside a pagoda, with an insect in flight behind, the rim with tied kite panels alternating with formal leaf motifs, 22.5cm.

A London delftware fuddling cup, c.1710, formed of three thistle-shaped cups joined by interlocking handles, the bodies painted with a continuous stylized flower design, the handles with dense blue dashes, restoration to two handles, 11cm high.

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A collection of reference books relating to Tiles and tile collecting. To include: English Delftware Tiles (Ray), Tiles and Tilework (Graves), Minton Tiles (Minton), History of Decorative Tiles (Riley), Pottery Tiles of the Severn Valley (Messenger), Decorative Tiles (Van Lemmen), Delftware Tiles (Van Lemmen), Dutch Tiles (Korf), The Decorated Tile (Austwick), English Tin-glazed Tiles (Horne). Tin-glazed Tiles from London (Betts & Weinstein), Dutch Tiles (de Jonge) and Deltfware Tiles (Van Lemmen). (13)Condition: In good overall condition. 

A LONDON OR BRISTOL DELFTWARE WET DRUG JAR, C1710-20 of inverted onion shape with flanged spout and almost conical foot, painted in blue with a strapwork label inscribed S: CROCI. beneath a basket of flowers flanked by two cherubs with trumpets, a winged cherub's head below, tassel and floral swags,  18.5cm h Minor ascending hairline crack in foot; localised small flaking, no restoration

A LONDON DELFTWARE WET DRUG JAR, C1700   of globular shape with flanged spout, on flared foot, painted in dark blue with strapwork label inscribed S: ROS: SOL: beneath a basket of flowers flanked by two songbirds, a shaded, winged cherub's head looking slightly to left, tassels and floral swags, the underside of the foot glazed, the handle an early tinplate replacement, 19.6cm hRos Solis, common or round leaved sundew, droesea rotundifolia Localised flaking around rims and on flange of spout, no restoration

A RARE LONDON DELFTWARE BOTTLE SHAPED DRUG JAR, C1740-50  cylindrical with slightly waisted neck and prominent rim, painted in blue with a strapwork label inscribed S: PAPAVER. AL beneath a shell and two flowers and cherubs, each holding a flower, a cherub's head and tassel beneath flanked by floral swags, the underside of the base glazed, 19cm h, painted 4Provenance: Jonathan Horne, from whom purchased by the previous vendorPapaver Album, the opium poppy, Papaver Somniferum var. album Good condition with minor flaking around the foot, no restoration

A LONDON DELFTWARE DRUG JAR OF UNUSUALLY LARGE SIZE, C1750-70  of ovoid shape painted in blue with a strapwork label inscribed  E: LENITIV. beneath a shell flanked by flowers and two cherubs each holding a flower, a cherub's head and folded wings below with tassel and two floral swags, the underside of the base glazed, with early scratched ounce weight, 26cm hLenitivum, an electuary made from senna, tamarind pulp, prunes, liquorice and other ingredients.  It had a mild purgative effect Chip on rim; localised flaking on rims, minor star crack in base; minor surface scratches, no restoration detected

A LONDON DELFTWARE DRUG JAR OF UNUSUALLY LARGE SIZE, C1740  of ovoid shape, painted in blue with a label inscribed  THER: AND beneath a shell flanked by flowers and two cherubs, each holding a flower, a shaded cherub's head and folded wings below  with tassel and floral sprays, the underside of the base glazed, 28cm hTheriac of Andromachus is thought to have been introduced by Nicander of Colophon, the 2nd century Greek poet and priest of Apollo.  A universal remedy, it contained seventy three ingredients in particular the flesh of vipers and was used as an antidote against poisons, especially snake bites Two chips on rim, small chip on footrim, minor descending hairline crack in rim, both rims with slight flaking, no restoration

A LONDON DELFTWARE WET DRUG JAR, C1720  of gobular shape, painted in blue with a strapwork label inscribed  O: AMYGD: DUL. flanked by two songbirds, a winged cherub's head below, tassels and floral swags, 20cm hOil of sweet almond, amygdala dulcis Localised flaking of glaze, retouched spot of flaking to strapwork beneath O and A, no restoration

A LONDON DELFTWARE DRUG JAR, C1700-20   of ovoid shape, painted in blue with a strapwork label inscribed C; TAMARIND: beneath a basket of flowers flanked by two songbirds, a winged cherub's head below with tassels and floral swags, the underside of the base glazed, 17cm hTamarind, the fruit of the tree Tamarindus Indica, was used as a remedy against scurvy Chipped around foot and two areas of flaking on one side

A LONDON DELFTWARE DRUG JAR, C1700-20  of ovoid shape, painted in dark blue with a strapwork label inscribed PHIL. PERSIC. beneath a basket of flowers flanked by two songbirds, a winged cherub's head below with tassels and floral swags, 18cm hPhilonium Persicum was a preparation made from opium and other ingredients named after the 1st century BC physician Philon of Tarsus.  It was used in the relief of pain and to induce sleep Neat professional restoration to rim of foot. No other restoration detected

A LONDON DELFTWARE DRUG JAR, C1700-20  of ovoid shape, painted in dark blue with a strapwork label inscribed E: E: SASAPHRA: beneath a basket of fruit flanked by two songbirds, a winged cherub's head below, festoons and three tassels, the underside of the glazed base painted HN, 17.8cm hThe recipe for Electury of Sassafras was printed in John Quincy's A Compleat English Dispensatory, 1718, its author observing that it does not contain enough spices to be anything more than "candy", adding "this is a Medicine that is seldom heard of in the present Practice and very few make it" Typical flaking around the rims and the slightly raised ring beneath the shoulder, one or two chips also on rim but none especially large, no significant damage or restoration

A LONDON DELFTWARE DRUG JAR, C1680-90 of ovoid shape, painted in blue with a shaded label inscribed  THER:ANDR surmounted by the radiant head of Apollo flanked by two songbirds, the lower part with winged cherub's head,  tassel and floral swags, the underside of the base glazed,17.5cm hProvenance: Noticed by the former owner (with lot 195) at a local recycling depot in Devon and purchased from the attendant for £5; by whom sold Potbury's Auction Rooms, Sidmouth, May 25, 2010 (£1600 to the present vendor)Theriac of Andromachus is thought to have been introduced by Nicander of Colophon the 2nd century Greek poet and priest of Apollo.  A universal remedy, it contained seventy three ingredients in particular the flesh of Vipers and was used as an antidote against poisons especially snake bites Minor cracks; small chips and flaking on rims; no restoration

A LONDON DELFTWARE DRUG JAR, C1670-85 of ovoid shape painted in pale blue with an angel's head label inscribed C: FL: SIMPLYTI, the angel as the head of a gentleman in full bottomed wig, a flower below, on a slightly pink tinted  glaze, 20.5cm h Neat museum quality repair and two minor hairline cracks, typical flaking around rim

TWO LONDON DELFTWARE DRUG JARS, C1700  of ovoid shape, painted in dark blue apparently by the same hand with a strapwork label inscribed V. COMILISSAE or C: LOH: SAVAVC, a basket of fruit and two songbirds above, the mask beneath in full bottomed wig, three tassels and festoons, 19cm hProvenance: Noticed by the former owner (with lot 193) at a local recycling depot in Devon and purchased from the attendant for £5; by whom sold Potbury's Auction Rooms, Sidmouth, May 25, 2010 (£560 to the present vendor)Comitissae, Unguentum, is an ointment made from medlars, billberries and other ingredients and is said to be named after the Contessa di Vadra (15th century) Both cracked and chipped with areas flaking, no restoration

A collection of Pottery themed Hardback Books to include: Liverpool Hurculaneum Pottery, Worcester Porcelain, English China, Bow Porcelain, Spode and His Successors, Spode - Copeland Spode, William Adams An Old English Potter, Mason Porcelain & Ironstone, Staffordshire Salt Glazed Stoneware, Irish Delftware, London Delftware, Old English Porcelain, Fulham Pottery, White Salt Glazed Stoneware of the British Isles.

Reference Books - Doulton Stoneware pottery, Catalogue of an exhibition of Doulton stoneware and terracotta, 1870-1925, Richard Dennis, 1971; English Porcelain Animals, D G Rice; London Delftware, Frank Britton; The Dictionary of Heraldry, Joseph Foster, Hardback (4)

A rare English Delftware bottle, painted in blue with flowers: Liverpool or London, 1740-60; a/f

AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY LAMBETH LONDON DELFTWARE PLATE, polychrome painted decoration with parrot and a floral border, 19cm diameter

A rare English delftware posset cup, dated 1703Probably London, of bellied form, the unusual bossed scrolled handles with pronounced flattened thumbrests, painted in blue with rosettes and inscribed in large lettering 'C/W E/1703', 11.4cm high

Two delftware plates mid 18th century, one London and painted in red, green, yellow and blue with a basket of flowers, the other painted in manganese with a figure standing beneath tall sponged trees beside a low hut, 22.7cm max. (2)

An early delftware pomegranate tile c.1640, probably Rotherhithe, painted in blue, green, yellow and ochre with a split pomegranate within blue fleur de lys corners, 13.5cm. Cf. Betts & Weinstein, Tinglazed Tiles from London, p.5. The presence of multiple nail holes in the corners suggest an English origin rather than Dutch.

An English polychrome delftware dish: painted in blue, green and iron-red with a long-tailed bird, insects, flowers and foliage, probably London, circa 1750-60, 34 cm diameter.

A London or Wincanton octagonal delftware pill slab, mid 18th century painted in blue with the arms of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, between unicorn supported and above the motto "OPIFERQUE. PER. ORBEM DICOR" in manganese, 30cm x 24cmSold by Sotheby's New York in the Joseph Vizcarr Collection on 13th April 1984, Lot 412A similar example, attributed to Wincanton, is illustrated in Louis Gautier, English Delft, fig 21.Another, attributed to London, is in the Glaisher Collection (Cat. No. 1378) and is illustrated in Leslie G. Matthews "Apothecaries Pill Tiles, ECC transactions, Vol.7. Part 3, pl.173 (c).This particular design is closely related to one used by the Society of Apothecaries between c.1746 and c.1817

A RARE ENGLISH DELFTWARE PUNCH BOWL, LONDON, DATED 1715 inscribed Edmond Tanner of Northfleat 1715 in a cartouche and painted with wreathed reserves of vases of flowers, the interior with central spray and six artemesia leaves, 40cm diamProvenance: Almost certainly Edmund Tanner (d 1718-19) Mariner of Northfleet, Kent. A bowl of identical size and perhaps painted by the same hand, dated 1714, is thought to have been an engagement present for Robert Hooper and his wife, Mary, who were married at St Butolph's Church, Bishopsgate on 1 April 1716. It is illustrated Britton (Frank), London Delftware, fig 116a and b. A similar Delft punch bowl is the central feature of William Hogarth's "A Midnight Modern Conversation", the engraving of which was published in March 1732. Punch drinking became fashionable following the enactment of Sir Robert Walpole's unpopular Excise Bill, a measure to levy tax on tobacco and wine. English Delftware punch bowls of this early deep type with steep sides and especially of such large size are rare.++Broken and restuck with small made up loss

A London delftware food warmer base c.1760-80, the cylindrical form with a shaped opening beneath a moulded mask, a further mask to the reverse, the sides with scrolled handles, painted with stylized foliate motifs, 17.5cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 4th March 1975, lot 6.

A delftware posset pot and cover c.1720-30, London or Bristol, the tall body painted in red, blue and green with sprays of Oriental flowers beneath a formal scroll border, the design echoed to the domed cover, with wide strap handles and a narrow applied spout detailed with blue dashes, damages, 23cm high. (2) Provenance: acquired from Christchurch, c.1962.

A pair of delftware polychrome chargers c.1730, possibly London, painted in blue, red, yellow and green, each with a stylized central squirrel in a pinwheel flower within concentric foliate type borders, cracked, 33.4cm. (2) Provenance: acquired from Christie's, 5th April 1965, lot 131 (part), formerly in the collection of Sir Gilbert Mellor.

Three delftware bowls c.1740-60, probably London, one painted in bright enamels with flying insects and flowering branches within narrow yellow and red borders, another with formal floral swags to the exterior, the last decorated in blue, green, yellow and manganese with flowering branches issuing from rockwork, some damages, 19cm dia. max. (3) Provenance: respectively acquired from Sotheby's, 2nd March 1965,lot 42 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner; Christie's, 14th October 1968; and Sotheby's, 1st June 1965, lot 58 (part), formerly in the collection of F H Garner.