An important Chelsea Partridge Tureen, Cover and Stand, Circa 1755
Length of Stand: 11 ¾ in (30 cm)
Further images
An important Chelsea Partridge Tureen, Cover and Stand. The Partridge modelled seated on a nest, the lower part of the Tureen moulded in crisp low relief, with basket weave beneath, applied sieved clay decoration in yellow and feathers. The bird looking to one side, painted in tones of brown, yellow, red and black. The simulated basket-weave Stand moulded in relief with ears of corn, stalks and feathers strewn across the dish, with a brown line edge.
Marks: Red Anchor marks to Tureen and Stand, and numeral No. 3 in red to the inside cover of the bird.
Provenance
Private English Collection
Literature
See: Chelsea Sale Catalogue of 1755, second day’s sale, Tuesday, March 11, Lot 75. “Two very fine Partridges and a dish for ditto, finely ornamented”. And following Lot 76, “Two ditto”. The dish is an extremely rare survival with only three other examples currently recorded, all in private collections.Join our mailing list
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