A PAIR OF CHASE BOTTLES

CIRCA 1750

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A PAIR OF CHASE BOTTLES
CIRCA 1750
Each painted front and back with the arms of Chase shown against gilt scrollwork issuing blossoms, scattered flowers on the sides, on the bulb of each neck the characteristic cell pattern border of the Chase service
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

D.S. Howard, op. cit., p. 259 explains that this handsome service was made for Sir Richard Chase, Sheriff of Essex in 1744, whose distant relative, Samuel Chase, also entitled to these arms, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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