A pair of Chelsea models of finches

CIRCA 1756, RED ANCHOR MARKS

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A pair of Chelsea models of finches
Circa 1756, red anchor marks
Perched astride tree-stumps applied with naturally coloured fruit, nuts, flowers and foliage, one with white, black, ochre and yellow plumage, the other with purple, pink and white markings (the first broken through body and restored, and with restoration to legs, branch, nuts and foliage, both with restorations to beak and tail and both with restorations, minor chipping and losses to bases and foliage)
6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) high (2)

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