Rare Worcester Porcelain Plate with Fishing Scene, James Giles Atelier

A very rare Worcester porcelain shaped circular gilt-edged…
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A very rare Worcester porcelain shaped circular gilt-edged plate painted in the atelier of James Giles with two men fishing a castle and figures in a river landscape, English circa 1770. Provenance: Marcel Steiglitz Collection. Nina Weil Collection no 95. Robyn Robb 1/12/2016 (9500 pounds). Robert Burke Collection no 63. Reference: A very similar plate and painting seen in James Giles China and Glass Painter by Stephen Hanscombe Plate 112. Illustrated: The Steiglitz Collection of Dr Wall, Worcester Porcelain, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1947, no. 105. A similar plate sold: 'James Giles China Painter' Albert Amor Ltd London 1977 no 7. 22.5 cm diameter

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  • Atelier - Atelier (French for "workshop"), in English usuage describes the workshop of an artist in the fine or decorative arts, where the artist and a number of assistants, students and apprentices worked together producing pieces that went out in the artists name. This was the standard practice for European artists from the Middle Ages to the 18th or 19th century
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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