Chelsea Triple Stopper Perfume Bottle in the Form of Partridges
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A rare and fine Chelsea triple stopper perfume bottle, in the form of three partridges, English circa 1750, 7.2 cm high 5 cm wide. Provenance: Tusmore Antiques Adelaide 2017 as St James factory. Reference: Tulman, Ars Ceramica, 2019, no. 31, p. 73, fig. 9 for a similar example of hens not partridges. An example in the Salting Collection is illustrated in G. E. Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, London, 1925, pl. 3, fig. 4.; and a second was in the Collection of Stewart Grainger, sold, Christie's London, May 20, 1963, lot 87. Another Sothebys NY 24 October 2019 Lot 11 Wedgwood and beyond English ceramics from the Starr collection
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