Caughley 'Tower' dish, two 'Weir' plates and Coalport 'Tower' dish

A large Caughley porcelain saucer dish, circa 1790, painted in underglaze blue with the 'Tower' pattern, sold together with an early Coalport saucer dish in the same pattern, circa 1797-1800, similarly decorated, 19.2cm and 19cm diameter; together with a near pair of Caughley 'Weir' dessert plates, circa 1795-93, of lobed form, painted in underglaze blue with a single fisherman standing beside a water landscape, with two islands, a pagoda and single flower sprouting behind a fence, 21.5cm and 20.5cm diameter (4)

Condition Report

Gilding wear to the rim of the Coalport saucer alongside some light kiln dust sprinkling to the lower left corner of the dish. Light scratches and signs of use to the Caughley saucer.

The smaller Weir plate has a front-facing rim chip at 12 o'clock

Otherwise good condition with no damages or repairs.

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