This pair of blue and white English Delft chargers was hand-painted in Liverpool circa 1760.
Identical in size and closely related in palette, form, and blue-painted edges, the two chargers feature different but complementary garden designs.
One charger centers on a hovering songbird above a large peony, with two butterflies completing the garden scene.
The decoration continues onto the border with two additional butterflies and three flowering sprigs.
The second charger is painted with flowers in full bloom, leafy stems, and prominent rockwork.
Related floral sprays continue around the border, creating a lively composition across the broad surface.
Both chargers are painted in just two shades of underglaze blue.
Their blue-painted edges, characteristic of some 18th-century Liverpool Delft, provide a strong frame for the decoration.
Displayed together, the differing compositions create visual interest, while their identical size, shared palette, and Liverpool origin make them particularly effective as a pair.
Dimensions: Each 13.5″ diameter x 1.5″ height
Condition: Excellent, with slight edge frits invisibly restored; the edge blue retouched.
Date: Circa 1760
Origin: Liverpool, England
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware Decoration: Hand-painted in underglaze blue