CIRCA 1755

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A Chelsea Imari tureen and cover
Circa 1755
Of lobed circular form, the slightly domed cover with U-shaped loop finial painted in underglaze-blue, iron-red, green, yellow and gilt with a vibrant version of the Imari palette, with panels of mons, prunus blossom and other flowers alternating with brocade-patterns, the cover with gilt rim
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

This pattern, part of the rare group of wares produced by Chelsea that #arry underglaze-blue decoration, were as a result often marked with a blue anchor. See Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain (London, 1987), p. 92, pl. 77 and the plates of this pattern sold in these Rooms, 24 February 2003, lot 10 and 11. See also the botanical tureen and cover of this form sold in these Rooms, 17 June 1974, lot 116.

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