Porcelain, Pottery and Glass - 30th April 2013
Lot 607
A Chelsea 'Fable' octagonal teabowl c.1752
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £2200
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Description
A Chelsea 'Fable' octagonal teabowl c.1752, painted by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale with the fable of the Lion and the Mice, the large cat recumbent with his paw on one unfortunate rodent while others scurry past, the reverse and interior with flower sprays and flying aquatic insects, a few small chips to the rim, 9cm.
Cf. Margaret Legge, Flowers and Fables, no. 89 for a silver-shaped dish bearing this decoration.