TWO CHELSEA STRAWBERRY-LEAF-MOULDED LEAF-SHAPED SAUCEBOATS
CIRCA 1755, IRON-RED ANCHOR MARKS
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TWO CHELSEA STRAWBERRY-LEAF-MOULDED LEAF-SHAPED SAUCEBOATS
Circa 1755, iron-red anchor marks
Each on four bracket leaf feet, the stalk extending into a bracket handle and entwined with flowering vine extending into terminals, a lady bug at the top, the underside moulded with a strawberry plant, the sides painted with bouquets beneath a brown line rim
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) long overall (2)
Lot Essay
Cf. F. Severn MacKenna, Chelsea Porcelain, The Red Anchor Wares, 1952, p. 87, plate 17, no. 33.
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