Dursley porcelain dinner service painted by James Skerrett
By Dursley (British, founded 20th Century) | Skerrett, James (British, b. 1954)
£4,500
This Dursley porcelain service features illustrations of ripe bunches of peaches, plums, and berries hand painted by the English artist James Skerrett.
This extensive Dursley porcelain dinner service is hand painted by the British artist James Skerrett. The service is comprised of two large lidded tureens, a large oval platter, and a service of large, medium, and small plates, in addition to soup bowls, a sauce boat, salt and pepper pots, napkin rings, and a table bell. The porcelain is beautifully painted by Skerrett with bunches of ripe fruit. The colour scheme incorporates the rich tones of the fruit in addition to beautiful sky-blue banding and gilt edges and borders.
The pieces are marked underside ‘Bone China / DFP / Dursley Fine Porcelain / Made in England / Handpainted by James Skerrett’. The painted images on the porcelain are signed ‘J. Skerrett’.