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Lot 173

Four Chelsea Peony dishes, circa 1755

Fine Glass and British Ceramics
15 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Four Chelsea Peony dishes, circa 1755

Modelled in full bloom, the moulded centres carefully painted in colours, the surrounding overlapping petals left in the white save for a single insect on two dishes and a caterpillar and flower sprays on another, the green stalk handles with a bud terminal on one side and a finely painted leaf on the other which partially obscures the flower, 23cm wide, red anchor marks (minute rim chips, one broken and rivetted) (4)

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Provenance
By family repute, these dishes belonged to John Crutchley of Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. Crutchley was a brewer and dyer and is believed to have been a financial backer of the Chelsea porcelain factory.

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