A rare Chelsea fluted teabowl, c.1753-54, painted by Jeffreyes Hamett O'Neale in purple monochrome,

A rare Chelsea fluted teabowl, c.1753-54, painted by Jeffreyes Hamett O'Neale in purple monochrome, with a battle or skirmish scene depicting mounted and foot soldiers with lances before ruins in a continuous landscape scene, red anchor mark, 6.1cm high.

Illustrated: Stephen Hanscombe, Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale, no.57.

Purchased from Winifred Williams. Formerly in the collection of Lord Hastings. Sold Sotheby's, 6th May 1975. A near identical example from the Schreiber Collection is in the V&A, accession no.414.399-1885.