
Fergus Gambon
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Head of Sale
Similar small tureens appear to have been included in the 1755 sale of Chelsea porcelain conducted by Mr Ford at his Great Room in Haymarket, London. Lot 18 on the second day of the sale comprised 'Two small fine cabbage-leaves, and 4 rabbits, for desart'. This entry probably refers to small boxes, as separate Rabbit tureens as 'big as life' were also included in the 1755 sale catalogue.
A pair of similar leveret boxes is illustrated by F Severne Mackenna, Chelsea Porcelain, The Red Anchor Wares (1951), pl.70. These tureens appear to be based on a leveret model produced in the raised anchor period, see Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain (2001), fig 14.2. A pair of tureens was sold by Christie's, 14 May 2003, lots 230 and 231. Another was sold by Bonhams 3 November 2016, lot 199.