A PAIR OF CHELSEA PORCELAIN ARTICHOKE TUREENS AND COVERS

CIRCA 1755, IRON-RED ANCHOR MARKS

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A PAIR OF CHELSEA PORCELAIN ARTICHOKE TUREENS AND COVERS
CIRCA 1755, IRON-RED ANCHOR MARKS
Each naturalistically modeled as an artichoke with green and puce leaves, the finial as a small bird pecking at the perennial
7 in. (17.7 cm.) high, overall, 5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) diameter (4)

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A slightly smaller pair of tureens belonging to Doris Duke were sold Christie's, New York, 3-4 June 2004, lot 638. Also see the pair sold Sotheby's, New York, 16 October 2008, lot 18 and the pair illustrated in Reginald Blunt, ed., The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery, Boston, 1925, pl. 15, no. 305.

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