Antique English Georgian Period Coalport Shell Dish With Strawberries, Circa 1820

A rare antique Coalport shell dish with a rich combination of cobalt blue leaf patterns set against delicate sweet clusters of strawberries and pastel flowers. The elaborate gold gilt shell and frond moldings provide the handles for this amoeba shaped dessert dish.

Dimensions: length including shell handle 9.25″ x width 8.5″

England, circa 1820