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Chelsea Two Quails Pattern Plate

This is a rare plate made by Chelsea around 1755. It is made of softpaste porcelain and hand painted with a Kakiemon design called the two Quails pattern which is very rare on Chelsea dishes. The ceter has a red and a yellow and blue quail in the cetner with some Kakiemon stylized flowers around them, four Kakiemon designs to the rim - two of each type - and relief floral decorations to the paste around the well of the plate and in between the polychrome designs along the rim. Reddish brown trim to the edge. A really nice looking plate. This piece is extremely well done and in pretty much the same condition as the day it was made. No chips, etc. and only minimal wear but there are some of the typical Chelsea firing issues like small firing spots, the entire edge is discolored from when it was fired and some discolored lines in the glaze by the central motif. It's still a gorgeous plate and these Kakiemon early peices are hard to find nowadays! The dish is not marked but it has the typical spur marks on the back from firing and the moons when you shine a light through it. The piece is 1.5 inches tall and 9.625 inches in diameter. Please email me for more information or other pictures.

Price is $799
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