The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1723
A Chelsea coffee cup and saucer, c.1760-65, finely painted with Eastern inspired figures in the
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £630
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Description
A Chelsea coffee cup and saucer, c.1760-65, finely painted with Eastern inspired figures in the Watteau manner, seated with birds on and among berried and leafy branches, reserved within gilt trellis panels on a claret ground, the cup with a pierced scroll handle, gold anchor mark to the saucer, 13.8cm.
Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession Nos. 523-1902 for a service bequeathed by Miss Emily S Thomson.