Lot Essay
For similar examples of the first four models, see G. E. Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys (London, 1925), pl. 42, fig. 19; pl. 37, fig. 18; pl. 38, fig. 2, and pl. 62, fig. 23.
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VARIOUS DATES, CIRCA 1755-65
Details
FIVE PORCELAIN GILT-METAL-MOUNTED SEALS
VARIOUS DATES, CIRCA 1755-65
Comprising:
A Chelsea or Chelsea/Derby seal modelled as a hunter and hounds on a mound inscribed in iron-red VOUS LE MERITEZ, the gilt metal mount inset with a cornelian seal intaglio engraved with the initials JGH below fruiting vine (minute chip to aperture in cap, slight wear to extremities)
Another, similar, modelled as a lady seated at a plinth contemplating a letter, on a mound indistinctly inscribed in iron-red TU A MON AMANT, the copper-gilt mount inset with a plain hardstone panel (chip to edge of mound below mount, some minor flaking around aperture to her back)
Another, as a pair of billing birds, one painted with yellow plumage and the other with the plumage of a goldfinch, the mound base inscribed in iron-red LES IMITONS, mounted with a hardstone seal intaglio engraved with a crest above the inscription FIDELLE (glaze sanding)
A seal of a masquerader, the caped figure on a mound inscribed in iron-red TOUJOURS GAI, the hardstone mount engraved with a heart on a pillar (small chip and crack to hardstone mount, minor wear to extremeites)
Another, of 'Girl-in-a-swing' type modelled as a masquerader, on a mound inscribed VAINCRE OU MOURIR (slight wear)
The first 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) high max. (5)
VARIOUS DATES, CIRCA 1755-65
Comprising:
A Chelsea or Chelsea/Derby seal modelled as a hunter and hounds on a mound inscribed in iron-red VOUS LE MERITEZ, the gilt metal mount inset with a cornelian seal intaglio engraved with the initials JGH below fruiting vine (minute chip to aperture in cap, slight wear to extremities)
Another, similar, modelled as a lady seated at a plinth contemplating a letter, on a mound indistinctly inscribed in iron-red TU A MON AMANT, the copper-gilt mount inset with a plain hardstone panel (chip to edge of mound below mount, some minor flaking around aperture to her back)
Another, as a pair of billing birds, one painted with yellow plumage and the other with the plumage of a goldfinch, the mound base inscribed in iron-red LES IMITONS, mounted with a hardstone seal intaglio engraved with a crest above the inscription FIDELLE (glaze sanding)
A seal of a masquerader, the caped figure on a mound inscribed in iron-red TOUJOURS GAI, the hardstone mount engraved with a heart on a pillar (small chip and crack to hardstone mount, minor wear to extremeites)
Another, of 'Girl-in-a-swing' type modelled as a masquerader, on a mound inscribed VAINCRE OU MOURIR (slight wear)
The first 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) high max. (5)
Provenance
Otto and Magdalena Blohm Collection
Sale Sotheby's London, 4th July 1960, lot 72 (£72 to the Antique Porcelain Company) for the first
The second, fouth and fifth, sale Sotheby's London, 24th April 1961, lots 226, 206 and 207
The third, sale Sotheby's London, 9th October 1961, lot 495
Ernesto Blohm Collection, the first, no. 122, the second no. 116, the third no. 78 and the fourth no. 115.
Sale Sotheby's London, 4th July 1960, lot 72 (£72 to the Antique Porcelain Company) for the first
The second, fouth and fifth, sale Sotheby's London, 24th April 1961, lots 226, 206 and 207
The third, sale Sotheby's London, 9th October 1961, lot 495
Ernesto Blohm Collection, the first, no. 122, the second no. 116, the third no. 78 and the fourth no. 115.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.