Early Coalport Porcelain Plate (18477) Basket of Fruit & Flowers & a Bird

Description

Early 19th century Coalport porcelain dessert plate with indented rim, decorated with a central reserve of hand painted fruit & flowers in a basket with a small bird perched on the Cherries,  within a rich cobalt blue border with elaborate gilding.
*The painting has been attributed to the workshop of William Billingsley at Mansfield, see references below.
Date: circa 1800-1805
Diameter : 8⅝︎” (23cm)
Condition : Some ‘stacking wear’ to gilding from use. Typical light crazing to glaze. No restoration. (Please see additional photographs)
Stock ref : 18477/yrx-
Price: £ 150 inc UK p&p (export shipping added at checkout, please enquire about combined shipping)
* Michael Messenger, ‘Caughley & Coalport Porcelain in Clive House Museum Shrewsbury’ p347, pl C.1114 (referring to a garniture of jardinières with similar decoration) “probably bought ‘in the white’ by Billingsley in 1801-2” (to be decorated at Mansfield)
* Michael Messenger, ‘Coalport 1795-1926’ illustrates the same garniture, p126, pl 74/75 attributed to Billingsley….
* Geoffrey Godden, ‘Coalport & Coalbrookdale Porcelains’ pl 25, Examples from a dessert service with similar decoration. No attribution mentioned.

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