Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 24th February 2015
Lot 92
A Chelsea soup plate c.1755
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £280
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Description
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.