Georgian porcelain figurine of flower seller
Wonderful antique porcelain figurine of a charming young flower seller, carrying her wares in rucksack; a colourful bouquet including roses and posies. The colours on the dress of the woman are carefully measured and neither make our gaze tarry nor repel it, allowing us to view the piece as a perfectly crafted whole.
Marked with a red anchor, indicative of the Chelsea Red Anchor Period of 1752 - 1756
214 g
14.5 cm tall
Very good antique condition. Index finger of the right hand has been restored; damage to large finger on the right hand; the belt once attached to the basket is missing; significant losses to the leaves; minor losses to gilt.
Wonderful antique porcelain figurine of a charming young flower seller, carrying her wares in rucksack; a colourful bouquet including roses and posies. The colours on the dress of the woman are carefully measured and neither make our gaze tarry nor repel it, allowing us to view the piece as a perfectly crafted whole.
Marked with a red anchor, indicative of the Chelsea Red Anchor Period of 1752 - 1756
214 g
14.5 cm tall
Very good antique condition. Index finger of the right hand has been restored; damage to large finger on the right hand; the belt once attached to the basket is missing; significant losses to the leaves; minor losses to gilt.
Wonderful antique porcelain figurine of a charming young flower seller, carrying her wares in rucksack; a colourful bouquet including roses and posies. The colours on the dress of the woman are carefully measured and neither make our gaze tarry nor repel it, allowing us to view the piece as a perfectly crafted whole.
Marked with a red anchor, indicative of the Chelsea Red Anchor Period of 1752 - 1756
214 g
14.5 cm tall
Very good antique condition. Index finger of the right hand has been restored; damage to large finger on the right hand; the belt once attached to the basket is missing; significant losses to the leaves; minor losses to gilt.
The porcelain factory at Chelsea was among the first and most significant established in England after the European discovery of soft-paste porcelain. Made for the wealthiest clients, its primary outputs were sumptuous ornaments and tableware influenced by the German and Sèvres porcelain of the continent.
Well before the Derby Porcelain acquisition Chelsea’s reputation for quality products had been envied the world over, and a great many rival companies sought to capitalise on that reputation by marking their own wares with a mark similar to the Chelsea anchor mark. In this case, there’s a small possibility that the piece is a high quality imitation; imitations of this quality were only achieved by firms such as Samson, which were themselves leaders abroad.
