CIRCA 1756, RED ANCHOR MARK
Details
A Chelsea plate of 'Hans Sloane' type
Circa 1756, red anchor mark
Painted with a spray of blue flowers and a smaller spray of daffodils, the border with two butterflies and a beetle, within a shaped brown-line rim.
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) wide
Circa 1756, red anchor mark
Painted with a spray of blue flowers and a smaller spray of daffodils, the border with two butterflies and a beetle, within a shaped brown-line rim.
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
Reputedly William Beckford.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Sale room notice
Please note that this plate is painted with a spray of convolvulus and a butterfly, ladybird and other insects, not with the flowers described in the catalogue.