Chelsea Porcelain Floral Painted Bough Pot, English circa 1753-5
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A Chelsea porcelain basket shaped floral painted and brown edged bough pot, English circa 1753-5. Provenance, Parkside Antiques ( Pat Daniels) Melbourne 18/09/1990. Artists, Sculptors and Designers. The Robert Burke Collection, Artvisory ,February 2024 Lot 133. Exhibited: An Exhibition of Glass, Ceramics and furniture for the Connoisseur' Parkside Antiques, Melbourne, 8-16 September 1990 no.26. Reference: Dr .F. Severne MacKenna Chelsea porcelain The Red Anchor Wares Plate 13., Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain plate 95., A Chelsea bough pot of related shape exhibited Flowers and Fables. A survey of Chelsea Porcelain.1745-1769. National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne no 120 illustrated in the accompanying publication by the NGV page 58. Dimensions: 19 cm wide,12.6 cm deep,10 cm high
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- 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.
- Bough Pot - A bough pot is a vessel for holding stems of flowers and branches to decorate an interior, especially a fireplace during summer. They are typically ceramic, often semicircular with a flat back and have a body to hold water. The top has a number of small openings to hold the stems. Often the top lifts off.
The term "bough pot" was common in use in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. During the European summer when the fireplace was not in use the fireplace was decorated with floral arrangements. These arrangements consisted of vessels and pots, The term "bough pot" was a colloquial term and came to mean the pots that were used for decorating the fireplace.
The tulipiere and flower brick are types of bough pots that allow larger numbers of flowers.
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