$2,583
Doulton Lambeth George Tinworth Decorated Terra-cotta Plaque, England, c. 1878, rectangular, modeled in high relief with religious depiction inscribed above "AND THE KING WAS EXCEEDINGLY SORRY; YET FOR HIS OATH'S SAKE, AND FOR THEIR SAKES WHICH SAT WITH HIM, HE WOULD NOT REJECT HER" and below "BUT THE TONGUE CAN NO MAN TAME; IT IS AN UNRULY EVIL, FULL OF DEADLY POISON" and "PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN PRINCES - NOT THE ONLY LIFE THAT AS BEEN DANCED AWAY BY A WOMAN," "H. DOULTON & CO. LAMBETH, G. TINWORTH" and monogram, 6 x 13 in.; set in an ebonized wood frame. Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-07-15