Chelsea Porcelain Lady Cane-Handle by Joseph Willems, circa 1745
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A rare Chelsea porcelain cane-handle in the form of a lady, with flowers in her hair, modelled by Jospeh Willems, English circa 1745, 6.5 cm high 4.2 cm front to back. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London 2016 ( 4,200 pounds). The same model is in the Victoria and Albert Museum London and illustrated in Elizabeth Adams Chelsea Porcelain Fig.7.30. An example of this model is also in the Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC
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