British & Continental Ceramics & Glass - 29th April 2025
Lot 532
A Chelsea dessert dish, c.1760, painted with panels of birds in flight within gilt trellis borders
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £441
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Description
A Chelsea dessert dish, c.1760, painted with panels of birds in flight within gilt trellis borders on a claret ground, gold anchor mark, and a Chinese porcelain saucer dish, painted in the London atelier of James Giles with a butterfly and caterpillar beside flower sprays, a filled rim chip, 26.7cm max. (2)
Provenance: formerly in the Stephen Hanscombe Collection (the Giles dish).
Exhibited: Stockspring Antiques, Early James Giles, No. 47.