English & European Ceramics & Glass - 15th December 2020
Lot 512
A Chelsea botanical cabinet beaker c.1765
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £450
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Description
A Chelsea botanical cabinet beaker c.1765, of generous U-shape, finely painted with a profusion of flowers including sweetpea, tulip, rose and convolvulus, all reserved on a gold ground, broken and restuck, 9cm high.
Provenance: the Watney Collection.
Cf. Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain, p.174, fig. 12.2 & 3.