Two Worcester dessert plates, circa 1770, the first scale blue, decorated with reserves of floral sprays to a blue scale ground, heightened with gilt, underglaze blue square fret mark, 21cm diameter; the second, centrally painted with a colourful flower group, wet blue border decorated with gilt scallops and lappets, open crescent mark, 19cm diameter (2)

Provenance: Private Collection.

Condition Report

Scale blue - Good condition. Two small firing cracks to the interior of the foot rim.
Wet blue - No damages or repairs. A couple of patches of wear to the inner gilding and also some scratches visible to the undecorated ground and some of the flowers.

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