Maker: Worcester Porcelains
Art era: Georgian (George III)
A Worcester dish from the Dr. Wall period, moulded in relief with two overlapping cabbage leaves with stock handles, beautifully hand-painted in kakiemon style with flowering chrysanthemums and other flowers, bamboo and insects, inside gilt-lobed and mirror-shaped cartouches, reserved on a dark blue-scale ground.
The blue scale ground is particularly well defined. The iconic blue-scale technique was introduced at Worcester in the early years of the factory, founded in 1751 by Dr. John Wall (1708-76).
PROVENANCE: From the collection of Jeanne and Milton Zorensky and subsequently Coldwell Collection
Condition Some stacking wear to enamels on moulded ribs inside two of the cartouches (see photos). Professional restoration to stalk crossover handle. Tiny flat chip to leaf tip.
Length: 25.8 cm; Maximum width: 19 cm
Net weight: 414 g
Medium: Soft-paste porcelai
Origin: Worcester, England
