A CHELSEA MELON-FORM TUREEN AND COVER
Circa 1755, iron-red anchor above a 9 and N1 mark
Realistically modelled as a green and yellow melon, the loop handle as a stalk with yellow flower and leaf terminals
6in. (16.5cm.) long
Lot Essay
Cf. F. Severn MacKenna, Chelsea Porcelain, The Red Anchor Wares, London, 1951, fig. 65
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