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Lot 75
A rare Chelsea cup circa 1750-52
14 April 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £660 inc. premium
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circa 1750-52
Of deep cinquefoil form with a scrolled handle moulded with husks, the exterior moulded with scolopendrium leaves in green and yellow, the veining picked out in puce, a caterpillar and two leaves within the interior, 7.4cm high, raised anchor mark (broken and restored)
Of deep cinquefoil form with a scrolled handle moulded with husks, the exterior moulded with scolopendrium leaves in green and yellow, the veining picked out in puce, a caterpillar and two leaves within the interior, 7.4cm high, raised anchor mark (broken and restored)
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This form, with its moulded handle presumably inspired by contemporary silver, is extremely rare
