Two Worcester blue and white plates c.1770-80

Two Worcester blue and white plates c.1770-80, one printed with the central design of the Carnation and Fruit Sprigs pattern, the other with the Gilliflower Print, the latter with bands of osier moulding to the rim, hatched crescent marks, 21.3cm max. (2)

Provenance: the Professor Richard Clarke Collection.

The main flower in the Carnation and Fruit Sprigs print is a refined version of the more common Gilliflower pattern, although the fruit sprigs themselves are lacking on this particular plate.