An English delftware equestrian charger, circa 1710-30
Boldly painted in blue, yellow and green, the figure on horseback wearing armour and a plumed helmet, his sash flying behind, flanked by a sponged tree and another formal plant, a yellow line inside a 'blue dash' border around the rim, the underside with a tin glaze, 34.3cm diam
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Provenance:With Stoner and EvansBenjamin F. Edwards III, Christie's sale 26 January 2010, lot 349The identity of the sitter on this charger and on many related examples is open to debate. The tin-glazed back suggests an English origin and a date circa 1710-30. As such it is unlikely to depict William III, even though it is based on a print of William by T. van Meulen. In the past it has also been suggested these dishes depict Prince Rupert, but once again the dating evidence makes this rather unlikely. Frank Britton, in English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, discusses two similar chargers, 3.44 and 3.45, p. 63. He suggests that they probably portray the Old Pretender, James Francis Edward Stuart, only son of James I.