A Worcester claret ground plate, circa 1768,

painted in the atelier of James Giles, with the `Hope-Edwardes' pattern of a cut fruit and flower sprays within an indented scrolling border,

There is a very small rim chip and a few minor losses to the gilding at the rim. The gilded flower sprays and cornucopiae have some minor rubbing and a few losses. There is some fire-specking visible in the plate well and on the underside of the plate.
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For a lozenge-shaped dish with the same decoration in The Lady Ludlow Collection (The Bowes Museum), see Stockspring Antiques exhibition catalogue 2005, Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles, no. 44.  A similar dish was sold by Bonhams, 13th September 2006, lot 142.