Bristol Delft ‘Bianco sopra Bianco’ Dish, c. 1760

Very good 18th Century English, probably Bristol, charger depicting a church, cottage and wooded landscape with flocks of birds overhead.

This Dutch Delft plate is a wow visually! Made in the factory of De Porceleyn Lampetkan (The Porcelain Ewer) in the city of Delft circa 1760, it was hand-painted in bold polychrome c...

Charming pair of plates with rare and desirable features of delftware; fluting, bianco-sopra-bianco border and in polychrome including manganese From a Bristol collection and originally made in Bristol Pair of 18th century bianco-sopra-bianco delftware plates, made at Redcliff Back, under Richard Frank. The press-moulded fluted border and scalloped rim is decorated with repeated foliate designs in a style known as ‘bianco sopra bianco‘, or ‘white on white’. Although inspired by the incised patterns found on the rims of Chinese export porcelain, the name alludes to the use of this decoration on sixteenth-century Italian maiolica at Faenza. The main pattern depicts an oriental river scene, showing two hatted men...

Delightful, charming chinoiserie dish conveying the European interpretation of and fascination with exotic Chinese plants and landscape. Decorated with a large willow tree and st...