English and European Ceramics and Glass - 6th March 2012

Lot 532

Two rare Worcester dishes one painted with mirrored panels of fruit

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £450

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Description

Two rare Worcester dishes one painted with mirrored panels of fruit, open crescent mark, the other decorated in the Giles atelier with a version of the Phoenix pattern in the Kakiemon palette, the former with a small restored rim chip, 22.3cm max. (2) Cf. Gerald Coke, In Search of James Giles, p.197 for a comparison between the factory version and Giles' version of the Phoenix pattern.