Chelsea Porcelain Gold anchor Feather-Edged Dessert Plate 1756-1769

Description

Heading : Chelsea Porcelain Gold Anchor Feather-Edged Dessert Plate 1756-1769
Date : 1756-1769
Period : George II – George III
Marks : Gold Anchor
Origin : Chelsea (London). England
Colour : Green and gilt ‘feather edged’ moulding to the rim; polychrome enamels of extravagant birds and insects to the cavetto and well
Condition : Good; some gilt loss; enamels are bright and largely intact; some wear commensurate with age; there is an area of densely packed crazing to the glaze over an area covering 25% of the plate’s lip. visible on both sides – moreso to the the top – with light staining to both sides; there are also some small glaze-filled indentations to the base of the well. and a 4mm burst bubble in the body – glaze-free – which has been cleverly incorporated as the body of one of the decorative insects; to the underside – a small area of kiln-spit inside the foot-rim. two small bubbles in the same area. and a further area of kiln-spit to the lower edge of the rim. 
Restoration : none
Dimensions : 21.2 cm in diameter – 2.5 cm in height
Weight : 404 grams

References: plates identical in form. though with different decoration. can be seen on the V&A website under the following accession numbers (links open in new windows): 3223-1853  –  C.187-1940 –  530B-1902