Rare Chelsea Porcelain Artichoke Form Bowl and Cover with Bird
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A very rare Chelsea porcelain artichoke form bowl and cover with bird finial, English circa 1755, red anchor mark. Provenance: The Antique Porcelain Company New York. Mrs Susan S Dillion Collection, USA. Albert Amor Ltd London 09/11/2020 (16,000 pounds). Robert Burke collection. Reference: Patrick Synge-Hutchinson, The Connoisseur, August 1954, 'Some Chelsea Porcelain of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother at Clarence House'. Also see R Blunt, The Cheyne Book of Chelsea china, p15, number 305. A pair sold Christies 22 October 2010 lot 35 (sold for US$20,000). A slightly smaller pair of tureens belonging to Doris Duke were sold Christie's, New York, 3-4 June 2004, lot 638. (sold US$ 26,290) Also see the pair sold Sotheby's, New York, 16 October 2008, lot 18 and the pair illustrated in Reginald Blunt, ed. The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery, Boston, 1925, pl. 15, no. 305. 12.75 cm high 10 cm diameter
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- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins. - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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