CIRCA 1825, THE PLATES INCISED 2

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A COALPORT COBALT-BLUE GROUND 'UNION' PART DESSERT SERVICE
CIRCA 1825, THE PLATES INCISED 2
Painted with a loose bouquet, the dark blue border gilt with fruiting grapevine, the gadrooned rim enriched in gilt and with gilt feathers extending into the border, comprising:
A navette shaped compote with pierced foot
A two-handled sauce tureen and stand
A lozenge shaped dish
Twelve plates

Together with
Twelve similar dinner plates
A similar small oval platter
14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) wide, the compote (29)

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This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

The 'Union' service derives its name from the conjoined emblems of the United Kingdom- the shamrock, thistle and crowned rose- moulded on its handles. See Michael Messenger, Coalport, 1795-1926, Suffolk, 1995, p. 176 for a further discussion where Messenger notes that this service 'usually comprised the finest of Coalport painting from the 1820s'. Also see p. 176, pl. 127-129 for other illustrated examples from this service.

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