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A Chelsea teapot and cover, circa 1752-53
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- PORCELAIN
- 12.2cm., 4 7/8 in. high
of small size and hexagonal form, painted, by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale, with the fable of 'The Lion and the Fox', the reverse with a small flower sprig, with brown edged rims, repaired.
Provenance
Property of a Lady, Christie's, London, 7th October 1996, lot 15
Exhibited
London, Simon Spero, A Taste Entirely New, Chelsea Porcelain 1744-54, 31st May-18th June, 1988, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, p. 20, no. 41
Literature
Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain, 2001, p. 80, fig. 7.15
Condition
The teapot has been broken into several pieces and repaired. The cover is undamaged.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Although painted with a leopard, the decoration of the present example depicts Aesop's fable of the 'Tiger and the Fox', adapted from the illustration by Francis Barlow for Æsop's Fables with his life, Fable XXXI, which dictates that a little prudence is better than rash valour. An engraved version of the scene by S. Sparrow, after O’Neale, appears in The Ladies Amusement and Designer’s Assistant, 3rd edition, pl. 111, where, interestingly, the tiger is also incorrectly portrayed as a leopard. A baluster vase painted with a slightly differing version of the fable, again where the tiger has been painted as a leopard, is illustrated by Margaret Legge, Flowers and Fables, 1984, p. 43, pl. 94.