A Marriage Dish in English Delft

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

A beautiful English dish invites us to remember the time of Cromwell revolution and of the civil wars that have bloodied that country. It is dated around 1650, ie just after the execution of Charles I.

Bonhams, in its press release, tells us that expensive items were poorly regarded by the Puritans who had taken power. This large luxurious dish of 39 cm in diameter made for a marriage is a rare exception that could only be the work of a royalist workshop. Of complex shape, it is moulded. The domed center displays the coats of arms of two families. On the border, dark blue landscapes are filling eight convex panels separated by feather like patterns.

It belongs to the style of Delft ceramics, while being English. The expert attributes it to the Pickleherring factory at Southwark, which was to reach success after the royalist restoration of 1660.

It is Lot 14 of the sale 15,958 in London on December 10. It is estimated £ 40 K.

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

This dish deserved the honors of its press release from Bonhams. It was sold £ 45 K before fees.