A delft flower brick probably Bristol, circa 1740 each side painted in blue with a fort on a shor

A delft flower brick probably Bristol, circa 1740 each side painted in blue with a fort on a shore flying a flag, two ships in the distance, at each end a bird perched on a flowering branch, the top pierced with twenty-one holes edged in dashes enclosed by trelliswork with crossed intersections 15.5cm., 6Bin. long minor damage A similarly decorated brick is illustrated by L.B.Grigsby, The Longbridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware, p.415 pl.D374. Here it is noted the scene may depict Fort Chagres in the West Indies during a battle at which Vice Admiral Vernon took the Fort. An example with a similar painted scene was sold at Sotheby's London, 20th November 1979 lot 22.