A PAIR OF CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER CRESTED DESSERT PLATES
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A PAIR OF CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER CRESTED DESSERT PLATES

CIRCA 1796-1798, IRON-RED SCRIPT CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER MARK AND PATTERN NO. 75 TO EACH

细节
A PAIR OF CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER CRESTED DESSERT PLATES
Circa 1796-1798, iron-red script Chamberlain's Worcester mark and pattern No. 75 to each
Each painted in the 'Dragon in Compartments' pattern in the famille verte palette with four radiating panels, alternately enclosing a stylized dragon or vases in a still life on a table, the center with the crest of a stag standing on a black and white striped baton before a tree, the border with cell pattern and half-flowerheads, gilt line rim
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) diameter (2)

拍品专文

Variously known as 'Bengal Tiger', 'Kylin' and 'Dragon and Compartments', this pattern was taken directly from an early 18th century Chinese famille verte design of the Kangxi period.