By Caughley Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th Century British porcelain Caughley painted chinoiserie shaped dishes,
circa 1785-1793.
The pair of shaped oval dishes are painted in the center with a chinoiserie scene of a pagoda by a lakeside and others in the background and a solitary Chinese figure fishing in the foreground by the side a fenced garden. The wide border has a repeating pattern of a large Double Greek Key design and panels of diaper. The blue on one is a little darker than the other.
Dimensions: width 10 1/2 inches x 7 1/4 inches x 1 1/2 inches high
Mark: In underglaze blue a number 8 or possibly a B on the inside foot rim of the darker example.
Reference: See the V&A Collection for a plate in this pattern - Museum number: CIRC 111, 1921
Gallery location: Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 11, shelf 5.
The museum entry mentions that for this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Caughley Porcelain Furniture