DAVENPORT (earliest period) 1793 - 1810

DAVENPORT (Earliest period) Pair of Reticulated Border Pearlware Blue & White Plates,

Molded Basket Weave, underglaze blue transfer print of unusual refinement in Chinoiserie pattern of Chrysanthemum, Bamboo and other flowers above a Bridge

Diameter : 7” (18 cm) each

Mark : Impressed 'Davenport'

Circa : Mark used 1793 to 1810

Condition : Exceptionally fine

# 1406 ..............................................................................................SOLD


Davenport
John Davenport (b 1765) began as a potter in 1785. In 1793 or 1794 he acquired his own pottery at Longport in Staffordshire, England. Earliest marks include “Davenport” (upper and lower case, impressed) which was used only until 1810, when the letters changed to all upper case.