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TWO CHELSEA FLOWER-ENCRUSTED ROCOCO VASES
CIRCA 1758-60, ONE WITH RED ANCHOR MARK, THE OTHER WITH GOLD ANCHOR MARK
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TWO CHELSEA FLOWER-ENCRUSTED ROCOCO VASES
CIRCA 1758-60, ONE WITH RED ANCHOR MARK, THE OTHER WITH GOLD ANCHOR MARK
Each moulded with rocailles and painted with an exotic bird in landscape
13 ¼ in. (23.8 cm.) high
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Lot Essay
For two similarly modelled vases, emblematic of Summer and Autumn, see F. Severne Mackenna, Chelsea Porcelain, the Gold Anchor Wares, Ditchling, 1952, pl. 24, nos. 47 and 48.