Lot 23
23
A Chelsea melon tureen and a cover
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A Chelsea melon tureen and a cover

CIRCA 1755, THE COVER WITH RED ANCHOR MARK

Details
A Chelsea melon tureen and a cover
Circa 1755, the cover with red anchor mark
Naturalistically modelled as an oval, ribbed green and yellow melon with green veining, the interior with botanical decoration of melon leaves, tendrils and blossom, the cover modelled with a leaf, flower and stalk handle (restoration to handle, leaves and foliage, two short cracks to base)
7 in. (18 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Anon., sale Sotheby's, 16th July 1982, lot 3.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Cf. Severne MacKenna, 'Chelsea Porcelain, The Red Anchor Wares' (1951), pl. 32, fig. 65 and the examples sold in these Rooms, 14 May 1973; lot 133; 25 November 1991, lot 133; and at the Pitchford Hall sale, 29 September 1992, lot 890.

First Day's Sale of the Chelsea Factory for Monday, March 10th, 1755, reads: 'two fine large cabbage leaves and two fine large melons for desart'.

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