British & Continental Ceramics & Glass - 29th April 2025
Lot 517
A rare Chelsea dessert dish, c.1755, painted in the Meissen manner with naturalistic sprays of
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £151
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Description
A rare Chelsea dessert dish, c.1755, painted in the Meissen manner with naturalistic sprays of flowers and scattered insects, reserved within panels with black and red line borders reserved on a yellow ground, a footrim chip, extended firing cracks, 27cm.
Cf. Victoria & Albert Museum, Accession No. 414:341-1885 for a pair of dishes from the Lady Charlotte Schreiber Collection.