CIRCA 1755, RED ANCHOR AND 4 MARK

The moulded pattern on this plate is normally associated with the celebrated Warren-Hastings service. See the oval dish with the same moulded border formerly in the collection of the Marquis of Waterford and subsequently in the Dr. Paul Riley Collection, exhibited at Christie's, South Kensington, The Chelsea Garden, An Exhibition of Chelsea Botanical Porcelain from Private Collections, May 2005, see also Brian Haughton, 'The Elegance of Porcelain', Exhibition Catalogue, 2006, cat. no. 12.