A cream coloured soft porcelain flacon with two hand painted fantasy birds and gilt friezes, convincingly attributed to James Giles (London (1718-1780)). He was a decorator of Worcester, Derby, Bow and Chelsea porcelain and also of glass. Giles bought semi-decorated or ‘whites’ from various factories and glazed them in his own workshop. His trademark was exotic birds with a decidedly dishevelled appearance. Identification of Giles’ work is hampered by the absence of signatures or marks.