A PAIR OF CHELSEA MAZARINE BLUE PLATTERS

CIRCA 1765, GOLD ANCHOR MARKS

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A PAIR OF CHELSEA MAZARINE BLUE PLATTERS
Circa 1765, gold anchor marks
Each of Mecklenburg-Strelitz type, the wide border with alternating shaped cartouches of mazarine blue gilt with a bird on a branch and of flowers, the cartouches edged with moulded gilt rocaille scrolls issuing flowers and trellis to form a five-pointed star around a central loose bouquet, the scalloped rim enriched in gilt
12½ in. (31.1 cm.) long (2)

Lot Essay

See Property from the Collection of Mary Porter Walsh; Christie's, New York, 24/25 January 2001, lot 207 and Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 21 January 1999, lot 432 for two pair of similarly decorated dessert plates, possibly from the same service as the present oval platters.

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