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A rare set of four Chelsea…
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Melbourne
Date:
19-Feb-2024
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A rare set of four Chelsea porcelain figures, emblematic of the seasons, English circa 1754-5, the figure of winter with red anchor mark. Provenance: Christie's New York.The Peggy and David Rockefeller collection lot no 658 (sold US$10,625). Albert Amor Ltd London 13/6/2018 (16,000 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 173. Exhibited: British Antique Dealers Association Art Treasures Exhibition 1958 no 292. Reference: See Peter Bradshaw, 18th Century English Porcelain Figures (1981), pl 38, p 110 for the full set, Yvonne Hackenbroch, Chelsea and other English porcelain in the Irwin Untermeyer collection fig.no 29 for a similar set formerly in the Bellamy Gardner collection. D. Fennimore et al. The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, pp. 42-43, no. 16. 13 cm -14.5 cm high
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Ceramics: Zother - 18th Century British