Coalport partial dessert service in ‘Thumb and Finger’ pattern, 16pcs, circa 1800

$1,100.00

Decorated in rich English ‘Imari’ style with the striking pattern known as ‘Thumb and Finger’ - comprising:

  • 12 Dessert Plates

  • 2 Soup Plates

  • 1 Shell-shape Dish

  • 1 Lobed square-shape dish

This popular pattern was made by a number of English factories, each with its own distinctive gilding pattern - most visible on the namesake thumb and fingers. See detail image for a comparison of the geometric Coalport gilding next to the wavy lines of the Chamberlain Worcester version, the latter usually with gilt ‘No. 276’ on reverse for their pattern number.

English enamel and gilt-decorated porcelain body, John Rose or Anstice, Horton, and Rose factories in Coalport, circa 1800

Decorated in rich English ‘Imari’ style with the striking pattern known as ‘Thumb and Finger’ - comprising:

  • 12 Dessert Plates

  • 2 Soup Plates

  • 1 Shell-shape Dish

  • 1 Lobed square-shape dish

This popular pattern was made by a number of English factories, each with its own distinctive gilding pattern - most visible on the namesake thumb and fingers. See detail image for a comparison of the geometric Coalport gilding next to the wavy lines of the Chamberlain Worcester version, the latter usually with gilt ‘No. 276’ on reverse for their pattern number.

English enamel and gilt-decorated porcelain body, John Rose or Anstice, Horton, and Rose factories in Coalport, circa 1800