A Liverpool Delft Punch Bowl

 

Item Lot Number: 48

A Liverpool Delft Punch Bowl, dated 1771, painted possibly by William Jackson in blue with the inscription Succefs to Gowan Hall and Sally Hall Remember Me When diftant be 1771 within a lattice and flowerhead border, the exterior with a spray and sprig of chinoiserie flowers, 26cm diameter

See Archer (Michael) Delftware, The Tin Glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, pg.309, item 42 for a discussion of inscriptions found on similar pieces with a distinctive small dot on the top of the upper ends of the letters S and C, and also the floral decoration to the exterior.

Estimate: £800-1200

 
Condition Report: Three hairlines to side of bowl. 9cm, 9cm and 7cm long, one with associated flaking. Some other glaze cracking. Typical minor rim fritting to upper surface of bowl. Foot rim with 6cm long area of chipping. 180512