The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1675
An early Chelsea lobed beaker, c.1749, the flared form painted with a delicate flower spray centred
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £441
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Description
An early Chelsea lobed beaker, c.1749, the flared form painted with a delicate flower spray centred around a pink rose, a butterfly in flight beside and a few small scattered sprigs, a small rim chip, 7cm.
Illustrated: Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle, Vol. 4, Pt. 5, T H Clarke, French Influences at Chelsea; together with a saucer that was later considered unrelated.
Late Triangle period pieces of this type have sometimes been attributed to Charles Gouyn's factory at St James's. Regarding a similar beaker in his 2002 exhibition, Simon Spero commented that Gouyn may have worked as an independent decorator between leaving Chelsea and starting up his own factory.