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Lot 3048
A Delft Triple Shell Sweetmeat Dish
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
English, probably London, circa 1775, tin glazed earthenware, three dishes, highlighted with blue rims and floral centers, surround a single dish which is supported by a column encrusted with molded 'seaweed' decoration and small shells, not signed

8.75

The Estate of the late Dr. Larry Southworth, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Bernard & Dean Levy label is retained on the underside. A very similar dish is in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg.

Loss to edges of several lower applied shells; Scattered small nicks and flakes.