A RARE JAMES GILES PLATE
REF: FA1610
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An exquisite gilt-decorated cabinet plate from the atelier of James Giles. Beautifully executed in clear glass with richly detailed hand-applied gold decoration, the centre features an elegant, exotic long tailed bird amidst delicate foliage and trees. The wide border is adorned with finely painted floral sprays and trailing botanical garlands in luminous gold, all enclosed within a delicate gilt rim. The base strikingly cut with star burst motif that radiates brilliantly beneath the surface.
- Height 2.5 cm / 1"
- Diameter 22.5 cm / 9"
- Period 1750-1799
- Year 1770
- Country England
- Provenance Possibly supplied to Duke of Devonshire.
- Literature Dessert plates with James Giles decoration are extremely rare with only a few examples known. Set of 6 Fileman private collection please see page 129 James Giles China and Glass Painter (1718-1780) A loan Exhibition Stockspring Antiques 2005. A clear dessert plate with gilt painted decoration. An image of a similar plate or stand with bowl and cover in the V&A J C Robinson collection Assession number 185 to B-1879.
