A rare Bristol delftware documentary Adam and Eve...
A rare Bristol delftware documentary Adam and Eve charger dated 1755, the first couple depicted flanking the Tree of Knowledge, the serpent brightly enamelled and entwining the tree trunk beneath sponged green foliage, the dish inscribed ~John Archer 1755~ in blue, broken and repaired, 26cm. Provenance: a private collection from the West Country. Illustrated: Louis Lipski and Michael Archer, Dated English Delftware, p.132, no. 587. The plate then listed as being in the collection of T C Brooke in Norfolk.
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A rare Bristol delftware documentary Adam and Eve charger dated 1755, the first couple depicted flanking the Tree of Knowledge, the serpent brightly enamelled and entwining the tree trunk beneath sponged green foliage, the dish inscribed ~John Archer 1755~ in blue, broken and repaired, 26cm. Provenance: a private collection from the West Country. Illustrated: Louis Lipski and Michael Archer, Dated English Delftware, p.132, no. 587. The plate then listed as being in the collection of T C Brooke in Norfolk.
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