A rare dessert plate from a service for Duke Frederick of York Of conical form with a partly open-worked rim and an antique arabesque relief frieze on a blue ground with a vase with a handle and a cupid handing a bowl to a lion grasping it. In the mirror a floral-framed medallion depicting a huntress with a quiver, probably Diana. Fine sepia-brown painting with gold outline. Unw. rest.; sceptre mark. D. 25 cm. Duke Frederick Augustus of York (1763-1827) was the son of George III of Great Britain and the last Prince-Bishop of the Osnabrück Prince-Bishopric. The dinner service, made around 1786, was probably a gift from Frederick the Great. Cf. exhib. Cat. Splendour and Elegance of Tables and Tables. Berlin Porcelain 1763-1850, pp. 154-155. A rare porcelain plate from a service for Duke Friedrich von York. Insignificantly restored. Sceptre mark. KPM-Berlin. Circa 1786.