LOT 57 Four Delft 'Merry Man' plates, late 17th century, each well inscribed in Dutch with a line from
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Four Delft 'Merry Man' plates, late 17th century, each well inscribed in Dutch with a line from the 'Merry Man' rhyme, within a continuous leaf border, damages and repairs, 22.5cm. (4) Plates of this type were made in Holland for a long period, and then produced in England after 1682. The full inscription translates to '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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