A PAIR OF CHELSEA-DERBY PORCELAIN RETICULATED EEL-TRAP VASES EMBLEMATIC OF 'WATER'
A PAIR OF CHELSEA-DERBY PORCELAIN RETICULATED EEL-TRAP VASES EMBLEMATIC OF 'WATER'

CIRCA 1765, GOLD ANCHOR AND PATCH MARKS, ONE IMPRESSED R

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A PAIR OF CHELSEA-DERBY PORCELAIN RETICULATED EEL-TRAP VASES EMBLEMATIC OF 'WATER'
CIRCA 1765, GOLD ANCHOR AND PATCH MARKS, ONE IMPRESSED R
Each modeled as an oviform eel basket resting on sloped rocky ground, the everted mouth and angled shoulder pierced, bulrushes extending up the sides into handles, pairs of ducks with purple, iron-red and grey plumage applied at the base
10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The present vases were inspired by a Meissen model, part of a set of four 'Elements' vases produced in two sizes. See F. Severne McKenna, Chelsea Porcelain, The Gold Anchor Wares, 1952, plate 22, fig. 41. For another similar example, see The Property of Canadian Collectors, Christie's, New York, 11 October 2007, lot 175. The dual markings of both the gold anchor and patch marks help date these pieces to circa 1765, though present scholarship is leaning towards them being possibly earlier.

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