Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Feb 12, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 674
English Delft "Royalist" Equestrian Charger
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Bristol or London, probably circa 1710, shallow bowled charger boldly painted in blue, yellow, and green, the figure on prancing horse wearing a plumed hat and flying yellow sash, carrying a yellow baton, riding in a landscape with sponged trees, blue dash rim with inner yellow border, the back with a pinkish lead glaze, 13-5/8 in. - Note: For an example of a horseman with plumed hat and baton, executed in a very similar painting style, see English Delftware in the Bristol Collection by Frank Britton, page 63, fig. 3.45.The chargers' design source is based off of Theodoor van Merlen's (Flemish, 1609-1672) engraving of King William III. However, Chapter 3 of English Delftware... argues that the rider portrayed is probably James Francis Edward Stuart, nicknamed the "Old Pretender", also known to the Jacobites as James III. The plumed hat may be the artist's representation of a Scottish bonnet. - Provenance: Anthony S. Werneke Antiques, New York (handwritten label attached with a price of $24,000); Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
chips to rim and foot, faint hairline to foot, glaze flakes, some glaze crazing, scratches, spurs marks to center and foot rim, small void in clay to underside, pin holes and glaze voids (as made)
Condition
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