Chelsea overlapping leaf plate
Code: MB383
POA
Circa 1755
Soft-paste porcelain
Diameter: 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.)
Marks: red anchor
These dishes were probably originally intended as stands for eel tureens, as sold at auction by the Chelsea factory in March 1755 Day 1 lot 74: "Two fine Eels as big as the life, and 2 fine dishes for ditto."
