A Pratt type portrait plate
possibly Portabello, moulded with a quarter-length portrait of George IV above a titled banner, the ozier-moulded border reserved with panels of crowns above roses and thistles, enriched in a typical palette, circa 1822 (badly cracked and old restoration) -- 21.8cm. diam. See illustration
Lot Essay
Cf. J. & J. May, op. cit., p.43, pl.64.
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