Set of Twelve English Bone China Fish Plates
fourth quarter 19th century, hand-painted and signed by William Birbeck on George Jones blanks, the reserve panels with aquatic plants and pairs of fish, the borders with a cobalt ground and decorated with gilt coral, the edges with raised scrollwork, marked "George Jones", and that of the retailer, D. B. Bedell & Co., New York, and the gilder''s mark.
dia. 8-3/4"

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