19th C. Ridgway or Davenport Scenic Dessert Set

Antiques : China : British

 

Fabulous hand painted dessert set attributed to Ridgway or Davenport; each piece depicting a different lake or ocean scene with ancient castles or townships. Each piece has a delicate pink border with raised dot inner border highlighted in gilt. The set is in excellent condition, no chips, cracks, repairs; there is slight paint loss on a few of the plates commensurate with age; ca. 1840-60. The set consists of 12 dessert plates, size 9" diameter and two compotes, size 8 1/2" diameter by 3" height. The set comes out of a fine Tennessee Estate.

Item ID: PS10-15-03-03