A Chelsea Imari tureen and cover

This pattern, part of the rare group of wares produced by Chelsea that #arry underglaze-blue decoration, were as a result often marked with a blue anchor. See Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain (London, 1987), p. 92, pl. 77 and the plates of this pattern sold in these Rooms, 24 February 2003, lot 10 and 11. See also the botanical tureen and cover of this form sold in these Rooms, 17 June 1974, lot 116.