Chelsea Porcelain Figure of an Actor

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Chelsea Porcelain Figure of an Actor ( England c. 1755 )

Medium

Porcelain

Dimensions

18.00cm high (  7.09 inches high)

Literature

Reginald Blunt (ed.), The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China & Pottery, no.183, pl.11

Description / Expertise

The Chelsea factory specialised in figures and some of the finest models were made during the Red Anchor period.
Genre figures were particularly popular and were often used as table decorations. This particular model of an actor is extremely rare and was possibly modelled by Joseph Willems.