Early Coalport Porcelain Plate (18478) Fruit & Flower Basket with Bird

Description

Early 19th century Coalport porcelain dessert plate with indented rim, decorated with a central reserve of hand painted flowers in a basket, surrounded by various fruits and a small bird, 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 : Very faint crack to rim, not visible on front, possibly just part of the glaze crazing. Some ‘stacking wear’ to gilding from use. No restoration. (Please see additional photographs)
Stock ref : 18478/yrx-
Price: £ 125 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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