Lot Essay
Cf. G.A. Godden, British Porcelain, London, 1974, ill. p. 131.
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THE CHELSEA CIRCA 1760, THE DERBY CIRCA 1820
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(11) A collection of nine Chelsea porcelain metal-mounted figural seals and two Derby porcelain seals
THE CHELSEA CIRCA 1760, THE DERBY CIRCA 1820
Comprising: two modelled as a shepherd holding a sheep, inscribed JE LE TONS POUR MA BERGERE (I shear it for my shepherdess); one as Cupid holding a heart flanked by a dragon, inscribed MALGRE' TON ENVIE (in spite of your desire); one as Cupid indistinctly inscribed J'EN TIRERAY...UN COUP (I will shoot...); one as a gardener watering flowers; one as a crowned heart indistinctly inscribed NOTRE, UN...VOUS COURONNE (our...crowns you); one as a cat inscribed JE BRILLE DANS L'OBSCURITE (I shine in the darkness); one as a pair of billing doves; one as a hen with her breed inscribed AIMONS NOS PETITS (let's love our small ones); and a Derby standing gentleman with ermine-lined cloak; and a Derby as a pair of billing doves
2-3.5 cm. high (11)
THE CHELSEA CIRCA 1760, THE DERBY CIRCA 1820
Comprising: two modelled as a shepherd holding a sheep, inscribed JE LE TONS POUR MA BERGERE (I shear it for my shepherdess); one as Cupid holding a heart flanked by a dragon, inscribed MALGRE' TON ENVIE (in spite of your desire); one as Cupid indistinctly inscribed J'EN TIRERAY...UN COUP (I will shoot...); one as a gardener watering flowers; one as a crowned heart indistinctly inscribed NOTRE, UN...VOUS COURONNE (our...crowns you); one as a cat inscribed JE BRILLE DANS L'OBSCURITE (I shine in the darkness); one as a pair of billing doves; one as a hen with her breed inscribed AIMONS NOS PETITS (let's love our small ones); and a Derby standing gentleman with ermine-lined cloak; and a Derby as a pair of billing doves
2-3.5 cm. high (11)
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