First Period Worcester Sir Joshua Reynolds Pattern Dessert Dish c1770

Description

Heading : Worcester porcelain dessert plate
Date : 1765-70
Period : George III
Marks : Underglaze blue fret mark
Origin : England
Colour : Kakiemon palette
Pattern : Sir Joshua Reynolds pattern
Size :23cm in diameter 4cm deep
Condition : Fine condition. Limited wear to gilding only
Restoration : None
Weight : 420 grams

Additional Information : We have no idea as to how this pattern and its variants became associated to the artist Joshua Reynolds. Some texts claim that Reynolds owned a service in this pattern. The pattern was first used by Chelsea in the first half of the 1750’s. Worcester soon adopted this themselves but the wet blue ground and gilded versions are later. Some gilded versions are associated with the Giles atelier.