A pair of Worcester armorial plates

A pair of Worcester plates, each painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles with the arms of Calmady, flanked by flowers and berries leaves, above the initials 'W C' on a blue ribbon, probably for Wallace Calmady, within a gilt line entwined with a berried band, the indented border with gilt dentil rim, 8 3/4" diameter, circa 1772, no marks

Provenance: From a Worcester tea and dessert service which remained with the Calmady family until 1985

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