An interesting group of Worcester porcelain, circa 1765-75 Comprising pieces decorated in the London workshop of James Giles, including a 'Blind Earl' dessert plate painted with scattered flowers, the rim gilt, 19.2cm wide, a stand for a chocolate cup, of deep, fluted form, painted with colourful flowers below a border of puce trellis bound by gilt bands alternating with panels of turquoise, 14.8cm wide, and a teacup with three lobed panels reserving purple flower sprays on a jade ground with gilt diaper, 5cm high, crossed swords and numeral 9 mark, together with two factory-decorated pieces, a dessert plate painted in the 'Earl Manvers' pattern, 21.5cm wide, and a reeded teacup with flowers within turquoise and gold borders, 4.8cm high (5) Footnotes: A pair of 'Blind Earl' dessert plates with similar flower painting attributed to Giles was sold by Bonhams on 23 April 2008, lot 193. See Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles China and Glass Painter (2005), nos.16 and 25 for examples of the patterns found on the Giles stand and teacup. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing