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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1145

English Delftware Blue and White Punch Bowl

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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

attributed to Bristol, dated 1725, densely painted with borders and chains of stylized flower heads, branches, and foliate scrolls, the interior painted with the inscription "Drink Fair/Don't Sware/1725", 5-1/2 x 10-5/8 in., Provenance: purchased at auction on November 15, 2000 for œ3,828 (probably from Christie?s, Sotheby?s, or Bonhams) with Garry Atkins as the buyer's agent; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey; Note: A similar punch bowl with the same inscription was in the Winterthur Museum's exhibition Uncorked! Wine, Objects, and Tradition, accession number 1960.1014. This bowl was the bequest of Henry Francis du Pont.http://uncorked.winterthur.org/consumption-equipage/punch/ÿ

Condition

repaired breaks with retouch throughout, some rim hairlines, edge chips/glaze flakes, scratchesÿ