Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018
Lot 317
A Chelsea rose box and cover c.1753-55
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £3400
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Description
A Chelsea rose box and cover c.1753-55, modelled as a large rose bloom with petals edged in pink, the cover's finial formed as a short stem with a single bud, a few small chips, 7.5cm high. (2)
Cf. F Severne Mackenna, Chelsea Porcelain The Red Anchor Wares, pl.35, no.71 for a similar example.