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A fine and large Chelsea…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
19-Feb-2024
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Description:
A fine and large Chelsea porcelain butterfly, insect and botanical decorated and moulded canted rectangular dish, English circa 1750/2, raised anchor mark now missing (By the time of the Mackenna auction sale in 1957 when it was missing). Provenance: Wallace Elliott Collection. Frank Hurlbutt Collection no 2204 where it is described with a raised anchor mark, R.D.M Burrows collection. F Severne Mackenna Collection, sold Sothebys 12 March 1957 acquired by Albert Amor. Robyn Robb England 16/06/2000 (7450 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 172. Exhibited: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum April 1947. Reference: The same plate is illustrated in Chelsea Porcelain by Elizabeth Adams 2001 edition, Figure 7.23 Page 85, Dr F.Severne MacKenna Chelsea Porcelain The Triangle and Anchor wares fig. 59. Illustrated Apollo Annual 1949, 31.5 cm long 22 cm wide
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Category:
Ceramics: Zother - 18th Century British