Wedgwood and Beyond: English Ceramics from the Starr Collection
Wedgwood and Beyond: English Ceramics from the Starr Collection
A CHELSEA PORCELAIN TRIPLE SCENT BOTTLE AND STOPPERS IN THE FORM OF A HEN AND CHICKS CIRCA 1755
Auction Closed
October 23, 06:38 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A CHELSEA PORCELAIN TRIPLE SCENT BOTTLE AND STOPPERS IN THE FORM OF A HEN AND CHICKS CIRCA 1755
modeled standing, their chained detachable heads forming the stoppers, a fourth chick under the hen, upon a mound base painted with flower sprigs and larger spray to the underside, gilt-dentil border, gilt-metal mounts.
Height 2⅞ in.
7.3 cm
Bonhams, London, April 6, 2007, lot 204
Tulman, Ars Ceramica, 2019, no. 31, p. 73, fig. 9
An example in the Salting Collection is illustrated in G. E. Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, London, 1925, pl. 3, fig. 4.; and a second was in the Collection of Stewart Grainger, sold, Christie's London, May 20, 1963, lot 87.