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A rare and exceptional Chelsea…
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Melbourne
Date:
19-Feb-2024
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Description:
A rare and exceptional Chelsea porcelain 'Goat and Bee' moulded cream-jug, probably modelled by Nicholas Sprimont. English circa 1745-7, painted with flowers and insects, incised triangle mark. Provenance: Bonhams London 09/09/2009 lot 44a (14,080 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 8. Reference: Coloured Goat and Bee jugs are much rarer than white glazed versions. An example that relates to this example was exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria, Flowers and Fables, 1984/5 p.25 fig 3 although this example is both brighter and finer in its modelling. Dr F.Severne MacKenna collection of English porcelain part 1 (1972) p. 60.fig 19, John C.Austin Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg (1977) p.24.fig.6, 11 cm high, 8 cm long over the handle 4 cm wide,
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Ceramics: Zother - 18th Century British