An octagonal English Delftware blue and white inscribed plate with a three-master, Liverpool, dated 1761

Dia.: 22,3 cm

Painted in blue, this plate features a Dutch three-masted ship with the inscription “Vertrouwen” in a panel above and “Pieter Pieters Eisen 1761” below. The border is adorned with a floral band and cherub heads. It was likely commissioned by a Dutch sea captain named Pieter Pieters Eisen around 1761, possibly during a visit to the port of Liverpool. 

Ref.: 
- Rob Michiels Auctions, Belgium, March 28, 2015, lot 114, for an identical example. (sold EUR 4.590) (link)

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