A pair of Worcester plates
circa 1770
Of deep form with shaped rims picked out in gold, painted in the workshop of James Giles with a version of the 'Lady Mary Wortley Montagu' pattern, the centres with circular panels of flowers and fruits, the scale blue borders containing three large panels of 'fancy' birds, within tooled gold borders of trelliswork and flowers, 23cm diam, square marks (one with restored rim chip, both with some wear) (2)