A rare matched pair of Chelsea models of ducks c.1751

A rare matched pair of Chelsea models of ducks c.1751, after the 'Little Black and White Duck' engraving by George Edwards in his Natural History of Uncommon Birds, each standing on a tree stump, its head tucked down to its chest as it preens its feathers, raised anchor mark to each, some restoration, one perhaps later enamelled, 11cm. (2) Cf. Margaret Legge, Flowers and Fables, A Survey of Chelsea Porcelain 1745-69, p.28, no.21 for the same model. Provenance: from the collection of Roger and Jill Bichard of Seend House, Wiltshire.