The Fancy Fox

Description

A very pretty Chelsea-Derby dessert plate with shaped rim and moulded coils and floral droplets around the rim. Decorated in the atelier of James Giles with three beautifully painted arrangements of fruit and wild berries with two colorful butterflies and a little red bug. Finished with a fine gilt line and dentil rim. Gold anchor to the reverse. c.1770,

Reference: for an identical plate, see In Search Of James Giles by Gerald Coke, plate 15 (b), page 187.

It measures 23.8cm (9 3/8") wide and 3cm (1 1/8") deep.

In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration. Two very minor gilt losses on the rim and some minor wear to the enamels in a few places. It has had a hole drilled through the foot rim to fit a ring for wall mounting.
We are now taking a few days off for Christmas, back on the 5th of January. Wishing all our customers a very Happy Christmas!!

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