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A rare pair of Chelsea raised red anchor models of Parakeets, circa 1750
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- porcelain
- each approximately 12.7cm., 5in. high
naturalistically modelled, perched on a small branch issuing from a small mound rockwork base, their plumage vibrantly coloured in green with red head and tail feathers and blue wings, the bases applied with leafs picked out in colours, raised red anchor marks to bases,
Literature
RELATED LITERATURE
M. A. Palmer, 'Chelsea Porcelain in the Cecil Higgins Museum, Bedford', Apollo Magazine, December 1949, pp. 156-57, for a single model;
Yvonne Hackenbroch, Chelsea and other English Porcelain, pottery and enamel in the Irwin Untermyer collection, Nottingham, 1957, p. 31, pl. 11. fig. 22.
M. A. Palmer, 'Chelsea Porcelain in the Cecil Higgins Museum, Bedford', Apollo Magazine, December 1949, pp. 156-57, for a single model;
Yvonne Hackenbroch, Chelsea and other English Porcelain, pottery and enamel in the Irwin Untermyer collection, Nottingham, 1957, p. 31, pl. 11. fig. 22.
Condition
Parakeet on left in catalogue photograph- glued repair break through neck. Minor chip to tip of beak. Right end of main branch lacking. Chip to the end of the smaller branch at front right of base. Minor wear to enamels on beak.
Parakeet on right- some grittiness to the red enamel on bird's head. Scratch to the green enamel to one side of bird's neck, approx. 3mm. length.Chips to the end of the smaller branch at front right and to the edge of base immediately beneath.
"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
These exceptionally rare models appear to be unrecorded in the literature. The present pair are faithfully inspired by engraving six 'The Smallest red and green Parrakeet, natural Cignes' from George Edward's A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, published in 1743.
Very few examples of these figures are known of which seemingly only one other pair have survived together. The other pair was formerly in the Marryatt collection (in 1876); Lady Charlotte Schreiber; R. van Hasbroeck (until 1946), then offered for sale at Sotheby's London, 17th December 1946, lots 175 and 176, then withdrawn; and subsequently entered the collection of Irwin Untermyer (by 1957-64), now in the Metropolitan museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 64.101.435, .436, (see Hackenbroch, op. cit.). A single model with similar green colouring from the property of Mrs. Edward Hutton of New York was sold in these rooms, 23rd November 1965, lot 32. A single model from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, gifted in 1988, acc. no. 1988.731.
Very few examples of these figures are known of which seemingly only one other pair have survived together. The other pair was formerly in the Marryatt collection (in 1876); Lady Charlotte Schreiber; R. van Hasbroeck (until 1946), then offered for sale at Sotheby's London, 17th December 1946, lots 175 and 176, then withdrawn; and subsequently entered the collection of Irwin Untermyer (by 1957-64), now in the Metropolitan museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 64.101.435, .436, (see Hackenbroch, op. cit.). A single model with similar green colouring from the property of Mrs. Edward Hutton of New York was sold in these rooms, 23rd November 1965, lot 32. A single model from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, gifted in 1988, acc. no. 1988.731.