Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2024
Lot 697
A Chelsea strawberry leaf sauceboat, c.1752-55, the deep form finely painted to the exterior with
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £2016
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Description
A Chelsea strawberry leaf sauceboat, c.1752-55, the deep form finely painted to the exterior with naturalistic flower sprays and a flying insect, the exterior moulded with sprays of alpine strawberry extending to form the feet and over the crabstock handle, brown line rim, red anchor mark, 16.5cm across.
Provenance: the Clifford Henderson Collection. Formerly the Mellor Conham Collection. Paper label for Albert Amor Ltd.