A very rare Chelsea blue and white plate c.1754-55, of cinquefoil form, painted after a Kakiemon design with two long-tailed birds perched on a low branch beneath leafy bamboo and dense cloud scrolls, the shaped rim with five small floral panels reserved on a diaper ground, broken and cleanly restored, 23cm. Provenance: a private collection from the South West of England. Cf. British Museum, Accession No. 1887,0307,11.56.