Lot 152 , A Chamberlains Worcester botanical dessert service, c.1820-30, H. 18cm

A Chamberlain's Worcester botanical dessert service, c.1820-30, each piece painted with a central bouquet fo flowers within a gilt foliate and fluted border, paltes with impressed mark 'Chamberlains', 23 pieces including cover to sauce tureen, H. 18cm
Estimate £300-500

There are fourteen shaped square dessert plates of which five have heavy crazing to the glaze all over, and the remaining with some occasional crazing to the glaze but all the remaining one ring true, the heart shaped dish has heavy crazing to the glaze and some slight staining to the crazing in the well but still rings true, there are three shell shaped dishes - two have hairline cracks to the rim, only visibly in strong light, there are two square dessert dishes - one is heavily crazed, the second in better condition with an overglazed firing crack visible on the interior near one corner but not visible on the underside, the footed rectangular dish has some slight wear to the gilding on the edge on the underside otherwise good condition and the sauce tureen and cover has some crazing to the glaze, occasional spotting and marking otherwise in good condition.


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Sold for £850