Lot 95
Amended
8 June 2005, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,320 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA rare Chelsea figure of a dancing peasant
circa 1755
modelled by Joseph Willems, standing with his left leg and right arm raised, wearing a blue waistcoat, pale lemon breeches and a black hat, the square base with a tree trunk and applied flower sprigs, 20.7cm, red anchor mark (base and some fingers restored)
modelled by Joseph Willems, standing with his left leg and right arm raised, wearing a blue waistcoat, pale lemon breeches and a black hat, the square base with a tree trunk and applied flower sprigs, 20.7cm, red anchor mark (base and some fingers restored)
Footnotes
See F. Severne Mackenna, Chelsea Porcelain The Red Anchor Wares, no. 146, plate 73.
Saleroom notices
Please note, the left arm of this figure has also been broken and restored at the shoulder