Lot 65
65
TWO CHELSEA-DERBY PORCELAIN RETICULATED EEL-TRAP VASES EMBLEMATIC OF 'WATER'
TWO CHELSEA-DERBY PORCELAIN RETICULATED EEL-TRAP VASES EMBLEMATIC OF 'WATER'

CIRCA 1765, GOLD ANCHOR MARKS TO REVERSE, PATCH MARKS

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TWO CHELSEA-DERBY PORCELAIN RETICULATED EEL-TRAP VASES EMBLEMATIC OF 'WATER'
CIRCA 1765, GOLD ANCHOR MARKS TO REVERSE, PATCH MARKS
Each modelled as an oviform eel basket resting on rocky ground, the everted mouth and angled shoulder pierced, with bulrushes forming the handles, the base applied with pairs of ducks
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The present vases were inspired by a Meissen model and were part of a set of four 'Elements' vases produced in two sizes. See F. Severne McKenna, Chelsea Porcelain, The Gold Anchor Wares, London, 1952, pl. 22, fig. 41. Two pairs of vases of this type were sold in the collection of Richard Mellon Scaife, Christie's, New York, 30 June - 1 July 2015, lots 31 & 32.

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