Plate
18th century (made)
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Plate with shaped wavy rim and the border decorated with sprays of flowers and leaves naturalistically painted in colours. The centre decorated after Gravelot, with a scene showing two boys performing acrobatics watched by a third boy and a girl. The scene is enclosed in a half frame of rococo scrolls against a background of trees.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Plate, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels; Chelsea Porcelain factory, England (London), 18th century |
| Physical description | Plate with shaped wavy rim and the border decorated with sprays of flowers and leaves naturalistically painted in colours. The centre decorated after Gravelot, with a scene showing two boys performing acrobatics watched by a third boy and a girl. The scene is enclosed in a half frame of rococo scrolls against a background of trees. |
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| Object history | One of a pair of plates, C.119&A-1980. From the collection of Mr R. Gelston. Sold with other five as the property of Mrs E.R.F. Lindesay, Sotheby's, London, November 29th 1960, lots 151-155. |
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| Accession number | C.119A-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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