A Rare, Important London Delft Blue and White Wine Bottle

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Oct 17, 2024

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Features a remarkable selection of historic Americana, including important 18th-century American furniture and Delft from the collection of Constance & Dudley Godfrey; an exceptionally rare North Carolina survey map; New England & Philadelphia furniture, including an exceptional Philadelphia easy chair & a rare Connecticut Chippendale carved cherry chest in undisturbed surface; from a Revolutionary & patriotic-focused New England collection are rare prints & documents, early brass, ceramics, furniture, & accessories; a group of early portraits features Sully, Stuart, & Sharples; & much more Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com

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• Lot Description

  circa 1640, with loop handle, the body in decoration of a rampant dog, fox, or beast within a laurel wreath surmounted by initials "D/D.A.", inscribed "WHEN.THIS.YOV.SE/REMEMBER.ME", 6-1/4 x 4-3/4 in.

  Provenance: Sotheby's, London, J.H. Taylor Collection, November 13, 1930, lot 278; Sotheby's, London, G. E. Howard Collection, July 24, 1956 lot 59; Sotheby's, London, Thomas George Burn, The Rous Lench Court Collection, July 1, 1986 lot 16; Christie's London, Syd Levethan: The Longridge Collection, June 10-11, 2010 lot 1165 (labels); Christie's New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver, January 24, 2020 lot 279 (accompanied by copy of invoice for $15,000); Private New England Collection

  Literature: 

  Early English Drug Jars by G. E. Howard, London, 1931, pl. 21, no. 76.

  The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware, vol. 2 by L. B. Grigsby, London, 2000, p. 246, no. D220.

  Exhibition History: 

  London, Vintners' Hall, Loan Exhibition of Drinking Vessels, June 1933.

• Provenance

  Sotheby's, London, J.H. Taylor Collection, November 13, 1930, lot 278; Sotheby's, London, G. E. Howard Collection, July 24, 1956 lot 59; Sotheby's, London, Thomas George Burn, The Rous Lench Court Collection, July 1, 1986 lot 16; Christie's London, Syd Levethan: The Longridge Collection, June 10-11, 2010 lot 1165 (labels); Christie's New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver, January 24, 2020 lot 279 (accompanied by copy of invoice for $15,000); Private New England Collection

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• Condition
  large chip to foot at back, scattered crazing and scratches to body, four chips/glaze voids to body, chip to handle, small chips to rim