18th Century Chinese Style English Worcester Caughley Blue & White Porcelain Dessert Dish

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Antique 18th c. Caughley porcelain plate. Chinese landscape design, hand-painted in bright underglaze blue; pattern occurs only on dessert wares … more Antique 18th c. Caughley porcelain plate. Chinese landscape design, hand-painted in bright underglaze blue; pattern occurs only on dessert wares and only on known Caughley shapes; painting and especially the treatment of the figure in the left foreground is child-like; there is a man fishing just below the weir with a pagoda standing on the opposite bank; bold border is peculiar to this pattern, comprising a "key-fret" motif and a primitive diapered lambrequin; pattern appears to be restricted to Caughley and Chinese porcelains. less