The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1682
A rare and early Chelsea acanthus or 'Strawberry Leaf' teabowl, c.1745-49, moulded with overlapping
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1638
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Description
A rare and early Chelsea acanthus or 'Strawberry Leaf' teabowl, c.1745-49, moulded with overlapping leaves rising from the foot to a scalloped rim, painted with flower sprays, ladybirds and other scattered insects, the interior with an apple sprig, incised triangle mark, some rim damages, 4.6cm high.
Cf. Simon Spero, 2004 Exhibition Catalogue, no.2 for a very similar example from the Dr Bellamy Gardner Collection. Spero states in his cataloguing that only six of these polychrome teabowls are known, with three housed in American museums. See also, John C Austin, Chelsea Porcelain at Colonial Williamsburg, pp.41-47 for other examples of this type of moulded decoration.