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Stunning Worcester Porcelain Dalhousie Style Fancy Birds Saucer Dish C.1785
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Stunning Worcester Porcelain Dalhousie Style Fancy Birds Saucer Dish C.1785

18th century
For Sale by The Fancy Fox
Description

A very striking Worcester porcelain saucer dish decorated in the Earl Dalhousie style. A blue bordered edge with gilt dentil rim, and over gilded with a chain effect border and stylised arabesque inner edge. Gathered groups of fruit; strawberries, apples, grapes and plums are suspended from delicate floral garlands strung from the outer border. The central reserve, framed with a black and turquoise enamel husk border and gilding, contains a colourful "fancy bird" set in an exotic landscape. Butterflies and a ladybird are scattered between the fruit festoons. Unmarked, c.1780.

Provenance: The Crane Collection.

It measures 16cm (6 5/16") wide) and 3.5cm (1 3/8") high.

In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration and only minor handling wear.

Physical Dimensions
Height
3.5cm (1.38")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
16cm (6.30")
Declaration

The Fancy Fox has dated this Worcester Porcelain Saucer Dish to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1170329
Dealers Internal Reference
FA1887
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Description
A very striking Worcester porcelain saucer dish decorated in the Earl Dalhousie style.
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A blue bordered edge with gilt dentil rim, and over gilded with a chain effect border and stylised arabesque inner edge.
The Fancy Fox

Gathered groups of fruit; strawberries, apples, grapes and plums are suspended from delicate floral garlands strung from the outer border. The central reserve, framed with a black and turquoise enamel husk border and gilding, contains a colourful "fancy bird" set in an exotic landscape. Butterflies and a ladybird are scattered between the fruit festoons. Unmarked, c.1780.

Provenance: The Crane Collection.

It measures 16cm (6 5/16") wide) and 3.5cm (1 3/8") high.

In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration and only minor handling wear.

Height
3.5cm (1.38")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
16cm (6.30")
Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Worcester Porcelain Saucer Dish to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1170329
Dealers Internal Ref
FA1887
The Fancy Fox
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A circular eighteenth-century Worcester porcelain saucer dish decorated with a hand-painted bird in a central medallion, fruit garlands, and a gilded cobalt blue border.
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Archive I A circular eighteenth-century Worcester porcelain saucer dish decorated with a hand-painted bird in a central medallion, fruit garlands, and a gilded cobalt blue border.

Stunning Worcester Porcelain Dalhousie Style Fancy Birds Saucer Dish C.1785

Archive II A circular eighteenth-century Worcester porcelain saucer dish decorated with a hand-painted bird in a central medallion, fruit garlands, and a gilded cobalt blue border. View II
Archive III A circular eighteenth-century Worcester porcelain saucer dish decorated with a hand-painted bird in a central medallion, fruit garlands, and a gilded cobalt blue border. View III
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A circular eighteenth-century Worcester porcelain saucer dish decorated with a hand-painted bird in a central medallion, fruit garlands, and a gilded cobalt blue border.
Stunning Worcester Porcelain Dalhousie Style Fancy Birds Saucer Dish c.1785
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A circular eighteenth-century Worcester porcelain saucer dish decorated with a hand-painted bird in a central medallion, fruit garlands, and a gilded cobalt blue border.
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The Dalhousie style originates from eighteenth-century Worcester porcelain manufacture, characterised by a central vignette depicting a landscape or exotic bird, bordered by turquoise, gilded, and floral garland motifs.

Eighteenth-century Worcester porcelain was produced using a soft-paste body formulation containing soapstone from Cornwall. Decorations were applied using overglaze mineral enamel pigments and hand-applied gold leaf gilding.

Authentic pieces from this period exhibit a characteristic greenish translucency when held to light, precise hand-painted brushwork, slight irregularities in the glaze, and period-appropriate marks such as the underglaze blue crescent.

Antique porcelain dishes can be displayed by mounting them on wall groupings with specialized plate hangers, or arranging them on acrylic or wooden stands atop sideboards, mantlepieces, and within lit cabinetry.

Clean historic porcelain by hand using lukewarm water and a neutral liquid soap with a soft cloth. Avoid abrasive materials, soaking, chemical solvents, or exposing pieces with gilding to excessive moisture.
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