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Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, moulded with garlands of fruit and flowers in relief, and painted overglaze in polychrome enamels.
Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, moulded, and painted in yellow, green, blue, pink, and black enamels. The oval sauceboat, of silver shape, has a curved spout and S-Scroll handle. The body is relief-moulded with garlands of fruit and flowers, and stands on a separate moulded flared base with C-scrolls, and alternate putto and goat masks in relief. The interior is painted with a spray of chrysanthemum, and the outside with scattered sprigs and insects. The handle, rim, and foot are outlined in black.
History note: Dr Bellamy Gardner; sold Sotheby's, 12 June 1941, Catalogue of the celebrated collection of Chelsea Porcelain, English Ceramics, and Enamels. The Property of Dr and Mrs Bellamy Gardner, lot 21
Given by the National Art Collections Fund as Trustee of the R.S. Cochrane Fund
Height: 10.6 cm
Length: 18.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1941-06-12) by National Art Collections Fund
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1745
-
Circa
1749
The flower painting is in a famille-rose palette, but is more reminiscent of that on Kakiemon porcelain from Arita in Japan.
Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, green, yellow, pink, and black)
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded with garlands of fruit and flowers in relief, and painted overglaze in polychrome enamels.
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: EC.16-1941
Primary reference Number: 118334
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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