Pair of Coalport oblong twin-handled dished by F. Chivers, created for Rt. Honourable C.G Gaskell

A pair of Coalport dishes painted by Frederick Herbert Chivers
specially commissioned for Rt. Honourable Charles James Milnes Gaskell, of oblong form with twin handles and pink grounds highlighted with gilt, the first painted with a still life of yellow and red tulips, with gilt by C.H. Deakin, the second painted dated August 1909, the second with assorted pansies, with gilt by J. Shelley, dated May 19th 1910, both artist signed, each with presentation inscriptions to the reverse together with green printed factory mark and 7580/D in gilt, 32cm wide (2)

Provenance: Ivor Southorn Collection. Previously loaned to the Coalport Museum for the 'Coalport at the Court of the Tsar -1996 Bicentenary Exhibition'.

Condition Report
Pansies - on close inspection, this dish has been broken cleanly into two pieces down the centre and restored. The quality of this restoration is good but the crack is still visible when back lit with a torch and the overprinting around the gilt lettering to the reverse is noticable. The gilding and the paint remain in good order. There is glaze crazing.

Tulips - good condition with no damages or repairs. Some gilt wear to the shell handles. A few very minor spots of wear to the pink ground. Rings true when tapped. Some very fine glaze crazing.

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