A Chelsea ecuelle or tureen base c.1756

A Chelsea ecuelle or tureen base c.1756, the decoration attributed to Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale, painted to the exterior with scenes of exotic birds amidst trees and foliage, the interior with bold floral sprays and single scattered blooms, the twig handles applied with flowers and leaves, red anchor mark, broken and restuck, 26.5cm dia.

Cf. Flowers and Fables: A Survey of Chelsea Porcelain, p. 62, pl.136 for a similar tureen and cover, and Stephen Hanscombe, Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale, pp.82-83 for a gold anchor tureen stand with similar decoration.