The Fancy Fox

Description

A stunning small Worcester porcelain scalloped dessert plate painted in the Hope Edwardes pattern with a glorious cornucopia shaped claret ground overlaid with fine ciselé raised gilding. The central reserve has a large main arrangement of peach, grapes, red berries and morning glory flowers and scattered around are floral and berry sprigs and a small radish. Decorated in the atelier of James Giles, c.1770.

This stunning pattern came into being following the commission of a dessert service by Sir Thomas Edwardes, whose descendant family later took the name Hope Edwardes.

Reference: "In Search Of James Giles" by Gerald Coke, page 96 and plate 52c. Described as the "Hope Edwards" (sic) pattern, No. 2 version. There are some examples that are just floral but still decorated by Giles (No. 1 version according to Coke), and some other variations coming slightly later into the mid-1770's, not decorated by Giles, but probably by the factory itself and also include tea wares.

Provenance: Private English collection.

It measures 17.5cm (6 7/8") wide and 2.9cm (1 1/8") high.

In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration. Some rubbing to the gilt on the rim but minimal handling wear otherwise to the enamels or gilding, just fractionally the latter on the inner edge of the lip.
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