A Chelsea serving dish or platter, circa 1755A Chelsea serving dish or platter, circa 1755Of 'Warren Hastings' type, the rococo style scrolling border finely painted with four landscape vignettes with figures amongst towers, buildings and ruins, within scroll moulded panels outlined in puce and flanked by diaper pattern sections, the centre with a bouquet of flowers, scattered sprigs and damsel flies, all within a brown line rim, 33.3cm wide, red anchor markProvenancePhillips, 15 December 1999, lot 61Sir Warren Hastings and the Chelsea porcelain service bearing his name are discussed by Rosalie Sharp, Ceramics Ethics and Scandal (2002), pp.246-7. The 1755 Chelsea sale catalogue, 1st day, lot 66 comprised 'One oval Dish first size, 2 ditto second size, and 2 ditto 4th size, fine pattern, enamelled with landskips wrought and figures'.