LOT 213 Four Delft 'Merry Man' plates dated 1703, made for the English market, each painted in blue with a
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Four Delft 'Merry Man' plates dated 1703, made for the English market, each painted in blue with a crowned cartouche flanked by griffins beneath the initials 'GIE', numbered 1, 2, 3 and 5, each with a single line inscription, 22.6cm. (4) Plates of this type were made in Holland for a long period, and the first English set is dated 1682. The full inscription reads 'What is a merry man / Let him do all he can / To entertain his guests / With wine and merry jests / But if his wife doth frown / All merriment goes down'.
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