Chelsea Porcelain Ovoid Teapot with Roses and Flowers, c. 1755

A Chelsea porcelain ovoid teapot and cover, painted with…
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A Chelsea porcelain ovoid teapot and cover, painted with full-blown roses and other flowers. English circa 1755. Provenance: Robert Burke collection no 15. Exhibited: Flowers and Fables. A Survey of Chelsea porcelain 1745-1769. National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne.1 November 1984-10 February 1985. Number 127. Illustrated in the NGV publication, written by Margaret Legge that was published for the exhibition Page 59. 14 cm high, 22 cm wide across the spout and handle. Diameter 13 cm at its widest and 7 cm at its base

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