An Italian or Spanish burgundy velvet altar frontal embroidered with scrolling floral panels and vases of flowers. Framed dimensions: 85.5 x 238.0 cm. 16/17th cent.
Heavily worn. Large areas of the velvet were once appliqued in gold silk, now torn and fragmentary.
An octagonal Rouen faience blue and white platter. Width: 35.7 cm. 19th cent.
The lower edge of the dish has warped in the kiln and there is some chipping to the lower edge on the reverse (probably a kiln adhesion since the area is unglazed) showing a yellowish-pink body.
A blue and white English delft tile decorated with a house and mill by a stream within an octagonal dash border. Approx 4 ½ x 4 7/8 in. Probably Liverpool, third quarter 18th century.
A large Vienna porcelain saucer with finely burnished gilding decorated with a border of alternating tridents and halberds surrounding a ten-pointed star. Underglaze blue shield mark to the reverse with Pressnummer 59 and date code for 1806. Diameter: 7 3/8 in. Early 19th century.
Perfect. An elegant design based on martial motifs typical of the period. ...click for details
