Lot Essay
Cf. G.E. Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Tory, London, 1925, plate 39, no. 18 (mother), plate 43, no. 10 (putto), plate 39, no. 21 (a variation on the dancer).
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CIRCA 1770
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THREE GILT-COPPER MOUNTED CHELSEA-DERBY SEALS
Circa 1770
One modelled as Pulchinello and inscribed along the circumference of the base 'TOUJOURS GAY', the inderside set with a carnelia inscribed 'VNIT' above two hearts surmounting a wreath; another as a Bacchic putto seated on a wine barrel, inscribed 'LE VIN RANIME L'AMOUR.', the underside set with a carnelian intaglio of a dove holding a laurel branch in its beak; the third as a female vintager with a basket on her back and a dog at her side, inscribed 'PROTEGEZ L'AMOUR INNOCENT.'; together with two unmounted seals, one a mother nursing her infant, the other a man dancing
1in. (3.8cm.) high overall, Pulchinello (5)
Circa 1770
One modelled as Pulchinello and inscribed along the circumference of the base 'TOUJOURS GAY', the inderside set with a carnelia inscribed 'VNIT' above two hearts surmounting a wreath; another as a Bacchic putto seated on a wine barrel, inscribed 'LE VIN RANIME L'AMOUR.', the underside set with a carnelian intaglio of a dove holding a laurel branch in its beak; the third as a female vintager with a basket on her back and a dog at her side, inscribed 'PROTEGEZ L'AMOUR INNOCENT.'; together with two unmounted seals, one a mother nursing her infant, the other a man dancing
1in. (3.8cm.) high overall, Pulchinello (5)