A rare Chelsea scolopendrium beaker, c.1750-52, the cinquefoil form moulded with spiralling leaves

A rare Chelsea scolopendrium beaker, c.1750-52, the cinquefoil form moulded with spiralling leaves issuing from the base, finely painted in the Meissen Holzschnitt manner with small scattered flower sprigs and insects, raised anchor mark, a 12cm rim chip, 7.2cm high.

Cf. Bonhams, 10th September 2008, lot 3 for a beaker from the Zorka Hodgson Collection, formerly in the Rous Lench Collection.