A rare Chelsea canister and cover or sifter, c.1763, of rococo baluster form, painted with flower

A rare Chelsea canister and cover or sifter, c.1763, of rococo baluster form, painted with flower garlands and scattered sprigs on scrolled panels, reserved on a mazarine blue ground with gilded moths and other insects, the domed cover pierced with three scale panels rising to a crown finial, gold anchor mark, the cover with a positioning lug, good restoration to the finial, 18.5cm. (2)

Cf. The Royal Collection, No. RCIN 5000031, for 137 pieces from the Mecklenburg-Strelitz service, including three casters of this type. The service was commissioned by George III and Queen Charlotte for her brother, Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenberg-Strelitz in 1764.