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 : Very Good; some gilt loss; enamels are bright and largely intact; some wear commensurate with age; to the underside – small areas of kiln-spit inside the foot-rim; there is a 13cm section of the extreme edge of the rim where the glaze has been lost or was not adhered fully during manufacture which has now taken on a somewhat dirty appearance
Restoration : none
Dimensions : 21.2 cm in diameter – 2.5 cm in height
Weight : 401 grams

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