Chelsea silver dish with insects and butterfly, circa 1750
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A rare Chelsea shell-moulded oval silver-shaped dish, painted with insects and a butterfly on a bouquet of flowers. English circa 1750/2, raised anchor mark. Provenance: Robyn Robb England. 16/06/2000 (3,950 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 147, 24.5 cm long, 19 cm wide
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