A CHELSEA DESSERT PLATE

RED ANCHOR MARK, CIRCA 1755

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A CHELSEA DESSERT PLATE
Red anchor mark, circa 1755
Painted on a Mecklenburg-Strelitz blank with decoration similar to that found on the Duke of Cambridge service, the center with branches of peaches, persimmons and cherries, the border with plums and scattered insects and with an insect and various fruits within the moulded cartouches edged in blue, shaped green line rim
9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

See F. Severne MacKenna, Chelsea Porcelain, The Gold Anchor Wares, London, 1952, p. 65 and plate 4, no. 8 and Albert Amor Limited, Golden Jubilee Exhibition 2002, London, 2002, cat. no. 32 for plates from the service on which the present example is based.

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