A Chelsea soup plate c.1755

A Chelsea soup plate c.1755, of Warren Hastings type, the moulded rim painted with three vignettes of traders in exotic harbours, the well with a flower spray and scattered single blooms, red anchor mark, a restored crack, 24cm.

Cf. F S Mackenna, Chelsea Porcelain, The Red Anchor Wares, pl.27, no. 54 for an oval dish from the author's own collection with similar decoration.