Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 25th February 2014
Lot 248
A fine Coalport dessert service c.1820-30
Estimate £2,500 - £3,000 | Hammer £2600
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Description
A fine Coalport dessert service c.1820-30, of 'Union' shape, the wells finely painted with vignettes of birds and bird nests amidst bold flower arrangements, reserved on a pink ground. Comprising: two square dishes, two oval dishes, two shell dishes, a sauce tureen with cover and stand, and 24 plates with twin handles. (33)
Cf. Geoffrey Godden, Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelains, p.70 for an explanation of the Union shape of dessert service, which relates to the emblems on the handles of the shell dishes.