A Chelsea Hans Sloane leaf dish, c.1755, painted with a large botanical specimen of pink

A Chelsea Hans Sloane leaf dish, c.1755, painted with a large botanical specimen of pink convolvulus, a blue butterfly to one side, brown line rim, the underside moulded with a twig and leaf base issuing from the handle, red anchor mark, restored cracks, 23.1cm.

Provenance: Rod Jellicoe.

Cf. Sally Kevill-Davies, Sir Hans Sloane’s Plants on Chelsea Porcelain, pp.112-113 for a plate with similar decoration derived from an engraving by G D Ehret.