Delft tin glazed marriage plate hand-painted in blue to the top with initials I.W. and date 1694 within a scrolling cartouche with winged griffins, flowers, tassels and a cherub’s head.
Very good condition. Kiln stilt marks on the reverse. From the Gaultier Collection. 21.6cm diameter.
See Michael Archer, 'Delftware - The tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles', (Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997), p.414, M9 and M10, for smaller plates with similar decoration and stilt marks on the reverse.
£1,650