English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021
Lot 270
A Chelsea oval dish from the Duke of Cambridge service c.1763-65
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £750
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Description
A Chelsea oval dish from the Duke of Cambridge service c.1763-65, boldly decorated to the well with sprays of fruit and large leaves, the rim with panels of colourful moths and other flying insects within turquoise and gilt scrolls, restored, 39.3cm.
Provenance: the collection of Aurea Carter.
Whilst the provenance of this service is often attributed to Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, it is more likely that it was made for his uncle, William Henry, Duke of Gloucester who commissioned a service of the same design from Worcester.