A rare Caughley dessert plate
circa 1788-93
painted in a light, bright underglaze blue with 'Bright Landscapes 3', combined with an elaborate Gold Star and Spangles gilded border, central panel painted with a monk standing before a ruined building, impressed 'Salopian', 23cm wide

Provenance: Ex. Gittins and CB Collection. Featured in Caughley Bicentenary Exhibition, no, 525 and previously sold by Klaber & Klaber.

Notes: By the release of Godden's book on Caughley and Worcester porcelains, the author knew of only six pieces in this pattern. It was Gaye Blake Roberts who first shed significant light on these designs in 1974 within an English Ceramic Circle Transaction paper in which it was reported that the source of several scenes from a Bright Landscapes dessert service were taken from Paul Sandby's Virtouosis' Museum published in 1778. The Gold Star Border and Spangles dessert service was first illustrated in 1969 by Godden. Research has shown that there are at least two dessert services with this gilt design.

Condition Report

Some gilding rubbing, three small faults to the foot rim (probably on manufacture)

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