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Chelsea-derby James Giles Decorated Porcelain Fruit Painted Dessert Plate C.1770
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Chelsea-derby James Giles Decorated Porcelain Fruit Painted Dessert Plate C.1770

18th century
For Sale by The Fancy Fox
Description

A very pretty Chelsea-Derby dessert plate with shaped rim and moulded coils and floral droplets around the rim. Decorated in the atelier of James Giles with three beautifully painted arrangements of fruit and wild berries with two colorful butterflies and a little red bug. Finished with a fine gilt line and dentil rim. Gold anchor to the reverse. c.1770,

Reference: for an identical plate, see In Search Of James Giles by Gerald Coke, plate 15 (b), page 187.

It measures 23.8cm (9 3/8") wide and 3cm (1 1/8") deep.

In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration. Two very minor gilt losses on the rim and some minor wear to the enamels in a few places. It has had a hole drilled through the foot rim to fit a ring for wall mounting.

Physical Dimensions
Height
3cm (1.18")
Width
23.8cm (9.37")
Depth
23.8cm (9.37")
Declaration

The Fancy Fox has dated this Chelsea Derby Dessert Plate to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1158039
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FA1856
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A very pretty Chelsea-Derby dessert plate with shaped rim and moulded coils and floral droplets around the rim.
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Decorated in the atelier of James Giles with three beautifully painted arrangements of fruit and wild berries with two colorful butterflies and a little red bug.
The Fancy Fox

Finished with a fine gilt line and dentil rim. Gold anchor to the reverse. c.1770,

fig 1. An eighteenth-century soft-paste porcelain dessert plate with a lobed gilded rim, decorated with hand-painted fruit motifs and insects against a white background.
fig 1. Chelsea-derby James Giles Decorated Porcelain Fruit Painted Dessert Plate C.1770

Reference: for an identical plate, see In Search Of James Giles by Gerald Coke, plate 15 (b), page 187.

It measures 23.8cm (9 3/8") wide and 3cm (1 1/8") deep.

In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration. Two very minor gilt losses on the rim and some minor wear to the enamels in a few places. It has had a hole drilled through the foot rim to fit a ring for wall mounting.

Height
3cm (1.18")
Width
23.8cm (9.37")
Depth
23.8cm (9.37")
Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Chelsea Derby Dessert Plate to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1158039
Dealers Internal Ref
FA1856
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Archive I An eighteenth-century soft-paste porcelain dessert plate with a lobed gilded rim, decorated with hand-painted fruit motifs and insects against a white background.

Chelsea-Derby James Giles Decorated Porcelain Fruit Painted Dessert Plate c.1770

Archive II An eighteenth-century soft-paste porcelain dessert plate with a lobed gilded rim, decorated with hand-painted fruit motifs and insects against a white background. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century soft-paste porcelain dessert plate with a lobed gilded rim, decorated with hand-painted fruit motifs and insects against a white background. View III
Archive IV An eighteenth-century soft-paste porcelain dessert plate with a lobed gilded rim, decorated with hand-painted fruit motifs and insects against a white background. View IV
Archive V An eighteenth-century soft-paste porcelain dessert plate with a lobed gilded rim, decorated with hand-painted fruit motifs and insects against a white background. View V
Archive VI An eighteenth-century soft-paste porcelain dessert plate with a lobed gilded rim, decorated with hand-painted fruit motifs and insects against a white background. View VI
Archive VII An eighteenth-century soft-paste porcelain dessert plate with a lobed gilded rim, decorated with hand-painted fruit motifs and insects against a white background. View VII
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An eighteenth-century soft-paste porcelain dessert plate with a lobed gilded rim, decorated with hand-painted fruit motifs and insects against a white background.
Chelsea-Derby James Giles Decorated Porcelain Fruit Painted Dessert Plate c.1770
Ref: SA1158039
An eighteenth-century soft-paste porcelain dessert plate with a lobed gilded rim, decorated with hand-painted fruit motifs and insects against a white background.
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Chelsea-Derby porcelain represents the transitional period between 1769 and 1784 when William Duesbury of Derby managed both manufactories, producing soft-paste porcelain featuring Neoclassical forms and detailed enamel decoration.

Pieces were crafted from soft-paste porcelain clay bodies fired at lower temperatures, then finished with lead glazes, hand-painted enamel pigments, and gilded decoration.

Decoration attributed to the London workshop of James Giles typically exhibits distinct fruit motifs, sliced or halved specimens showing seeds, discoloured leaves, and realistically rendered insects or butterflies.

Plates of this nature can be displayed vertically using acrylic stands inside glass-fronted cabinets, positioned on top of sideboards, or wall-mounted in symmetrical groupings to add historical interest.

Clean soft-paste porcelain using lukewarm water and mild dishwashing liquid, avoiding abrasive cloths or soaking, and display away from direct sunlight and heat sources to preserve gilding and enamels.
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