Produced by the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company in 1937, this finely hand-painted cabinet plate is signed by the celebrated factory artist Richard Sebright. The underside retains the original Bonhams auction labels, providing documented auction provenance.The central reserve depicts two ripe apples and several blackberries amongst delicate flowering sprays, executed with the soft tonal modelling and luminous colouring that distinguish Sebright''s finest fruit studies. The broad cobalt blue border is lavishly enriched with hand-applied burnished gold ornament and finely executed raised jewelled (pearl) gilding, characteristic of Royal Worcester''s highest-quality cabinet porcelain.Richard Sebright is officially recognised as the greatest fruit painter in the history of the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company. During a career spanning fifty-six years, he established the highest standard of the factory''s celebrated Painted Fruit tradition. His finest signed works are regarded as ...