A rare and fine Minton porcelain tray c.1840

A rare and fine Minton porcelain tray c.1840, beautifully painted in the manner of Thomas Steel with an effusion of flowers including rose, narcissus, honeysuckle, delphinium and chrysanthemum reserved on an eau de nil ground, the shaped rim of primrose yellow with gilt detailing, 42cm.

Illustrated: Geoffrey Godden, Minton Pottery and Porcelain of the First Period, col. pl. IX, where it is mentioned as being at that time in the author's collection.