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Lot 221

A Chelsea beaker and stand, circa 1756

20 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £510 inc. premium

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A Chelsea beaker and stand, circa 1756

Spirally moulded with leaf fronds around the footrims picked out in green, yellow and puce, painted in Meissen style with large sprays of flowers and smaller sprigs, the rims picked out with a brownish red line, saucer 14cm diam, red anchor mark (2)

Footnotes

The Chelsea sale catalogue of 10 March 1755 included 'Eight large tea cups and saucers...scallopt with flowers and green leaves'. A similar teabowl and saucer was exhibited by Simon Spero, 2006 catalogue, no.4, and another from the Barbara Leake Collection was sold by Bonhams on 12 March 2008, lot 6.

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