A CHELSEA MELON TUREEN AND COVER
A CHELSEA MELON TUREEN AND COVER

1755-1756, IRON-RED ANCHOR MARK TO THE INTERIOR OF THE COVER

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A CHELSEA MELON TUREEN AND COVER
1755-1756, iron-red anchor mark to the interior of the cover
Naturalistically modelled and painted in yellow and green, the stalk curling to form the cover finial and with flower terminals
6 7/8in. (17.4cm.) long

Lot Essay

For a similar example of this model, after a Meissen prototype and referred to in the factory sale catalogues as 'fine large melons, for dessert', see Simon Spero, The Bowles Collection of 18th Century English and French Porcelain, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1995, no. 39.

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