16th Nov, 2012 9:00 GMT/BST
Autumn Fine Art Sale
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A Swansea Porcelain Plate from the Gosford Castle Service, circa 1815-17, of circular cruciform...
See Bonham's New Bond Street, 13.1206, lot 404 for a plate from the same service and a discussion of the two Swansea services from Gosford Castle and the Marquess of Exeter where is it mentioned that the difference between the two services is that the Gosford Castle service is unmarked. However, this example has the impressed Swansea mark as well as the Gosford Castle paper label
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Noticeable stacking wear to the ribs of the dish leading to wear on some of the enamels and gilding. 180912
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