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Lot Essay
A pair of oval baskets in this pattern are illustrated by John C. Austin, Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg, Williamsburg, 1977, p. 59, no. 39, who notes that the pattern "maybe the 'twisted dragon pattern' listed in the 1755" Chelsea sale catalogue, Fifth Day's Sale, Friday, March 14, lot 37, and Sixth Day's Sale, Saturday, March 15, lot 72, each of which included a tea service and a "plate nurl'd of the twisted dragon pattern."
A dish similar to the present example is illustrated by F. Severne Mackenna, Chelsea Porcelain, The Triangle and Raised Anchor Wares, pl. 19, fig. 43. Silver-shape plates in this pattern are illustrated by Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain, p. 74, pl. 60; and by Margaret Legge, Flowers and Fables, p. 33, no. 44. The model is also known in two larger sizes, 11½ in. and 15 1/8in. long.
A dish similar to the present example is illustrated by F. Severne Mackenna, Chelsea Porcelain, The Triangle and Raised Anchor Wares, pl. 19, fig. 43. Silver-shape plates in this pattern are illustrated by Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain, p. 74, pl. 60; and by Margaret Legge, Flowers and Fables, p. 33, no. 44. The model is also known in two larger sizes, 11½ in. and 15 1/8in. long.