The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1690
A rare Chelsea octagonal teabowl and saucer, c.1753-54, painted by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale in
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £2142
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Description
A rare Chelsea octagonal teabowl and saucer, c.1753-54, painted by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale in purple monochrome with figures resting on rocks and beside water with distant mountains, the reverse of the teabowl with a single flower sprig, red anchor mark to the teabowl, 12.2cm. (2)
Provenance: formerly the property of The Rt. Hon. William E Gladstone MP, sold Christie's, 23rd June 1875, lot 90. Sold to Mr Wass for £3. 10. 0.
Illustrated: Stephen Hanscombe, Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale, p.77, no.63.