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Lot 143

A Chelsea figure emblematic of Air, circa 1760

29 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £535.50 inc. premium

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A Chelsea figure emblematic of Air, circa 1760

From a set of the Four Elements, modelled as a woman wearing a purple ermine-lined dress with a turquoise-green skirt, her left arm raised above her head holding the edge of her red ermine-lined shawl blowing in the wind, an eagle standing at her feet, on a shaped mound base, 21.5cm high, gold anchor mark

Footnotes

For a complete set of the Four Elements by Chelsea see Peter Bradshaw, 18th Century English Porcelain Figures (1981), p.119, pl.46 and see col. pl.E for Bow versions of Earth and Water. A similar figure of Air was sold by Bonhams on 9 September 2009, lot 47.

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