Chelsea overlapping leaf plate

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."