Lot Essay
Cf. F. Severne Mackenna, Chelsea Porcelain, The Red Anchor Wares (1951), pl. 49, fig. 97. A pair of similar ice-pails were sold at Sotheby's New York, 10 October 1985, lot 90.
CIRCA 1756, TRACES OF RED ANCHOR MARK
Details
A Chelsea ice-pail
Circa 1756, traces of red anchor mark
Of baluster form and quatrefoil section, the everted gadrooned rim and two foliate handles enriched in gilt, moulded in relief with branches of fruiting-vine and painted with loose bouquets to each side (hole drilled and hairline cracks to base, wear to enamels, fritting)
8.1/8 in, (20.5 cm.) high
Circa 1756, traces of red anchor mark
Of baluster form and quatrefoil section, the everted gadrooned rim and two foliate handles enriched in gilt, moulded in relief with branches of fruiting-vine and painted with loose bouquets to each side (hole drilled and hairline cracks to base, wear to enamels, fritting)
8.1/8 in, (20.5 cm.) high