Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Four Hand-Painted

A Collection of Four Hand-Painted Porcelain Cabinet Plates - This lot comprises four porcelain cabinet plates featuring hand-painted floral motifs and gilt accents, representative of the late 19th to early 20th-century china painting tradition. The first plate features a scalloped edge and wide gilt rim with magenta iris blossoms on a cream ground, signed by the artist A. Reed. The second plate has a scalloped edge and thin gilt rim decorated with pink roses and blue-toned foliage, signed by the artist S. M. Beech. The third plate features a scalloped edge and gilt rim with two pink roses on a shaded yellow-green and deep magenta ground, signed by the artist Fauret; the color palette and execution resemble the Heritage Green style later popularized by Lefton. The fourth plate is a round form with a broad gold border and scalloped interior edge, featuring a symmetrical arrangement of pink and magenta roses with thorny stems. Diameter: 8.5 to 9 inches.