A rare Worcester shell shaped dish

Provenance:
Mellor Cobham Collection

A rare Worcester shell shaped dish, from the Mrs Arthur James Service, painted in coloured enamels with exotic birds in a wooded landscape, butterflies and other insects, within a purple 'shagreen' and pink chevron panelled border, interspersed with turquoise diaper and gilt flower and leaf cartouches, gilt dentil rim, 7 1/2" wide, circa 1775, no mark

It is believed thst only one dessert service and one tea service were made in this lavish pattern 

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