A rare Coalport centrepiece c.1802

A rare Coalport centrepiece c.1802, of circular two-handled form, painted by William Billingsley with a central floral panel including tulip, nasturtium, poppy and convolvulus, the rim decorated in the Worcester manner with shaped panels of flowers reserved on a blue scale ground, 32cm.

Cf. W D John, Billingsley, col. pl. 8 for a dish from the same service.