Worcester Porcelain Giles Decorated Tea Plate c1768

Description

Heading: A Worcester Giles decorated tea plate
Date: 1765-70
Period: George III
Marks: None
Origin: England
Colour: White and gold
Features: Ribbed with gilded foral festoons decoration and a dentil rim.
Size: 3.4cm tall by 18cm in diameter
Condition: One minor chip on the foot string. and a gilding flake to the rim at 2 O’clock
Restoration: None
Weight : 201 grams

The floral swags suspended from ribbons is typical of the Giles atelier and is a recurring theme within several patterns

References : For a tea bowl and saucer http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/15955/lot/291/

James Giles China and Glass Painter- Stephen Hanscombe plate 127

Gerald Coke. In search of James Giles (1983). p. 205. pl. 33c.

for a glass with identical decoration http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/10544/lot/200/