English & European Ceramics & Glass - 7th April 2009

Lot 317

A pair of Chelsea plates

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £550

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Description

A pair of Chelsea plates, with feather moulded rims, each painted with a colourful long-tailed bird standing on a tree stump, between two other birds perched in foliage, brown anchor marks, c.1755-60, a little wear, a tiny rim frit, 21.4cm. (2) Provenance: Bought in 1949 from the Antique Porcelain Company, Bond Street, London.