Rare Chelsea porcelain peony and twig dish with insect motif
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A rare Chelsea porcelain peony and twig dish, painted with an insect in the centre of the flower-head, English circa 1755/60, 20 cm long, 18 cm wide, spur marks to base. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, (George Sinclair) Goolwa, South Australia, 1988. Reference:D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 144, no. 153. A Pair of similar dishes sold the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller Part II Christies New York 10 May 2018 lot 655 ( US$32,000 )
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