Chelsea Pot Pourri Vase and Cover
Chelsea Pot Pourri Vase and Cover
England
c. 1759 to c. 1762
Porcelain
Sir Bernard Eckstein, Bt. Sothebys
29 March 1949
and Pottery, illus. no.74
pourri vase and cover is decorated
with four panels of domestic birds
in the manner of Melchior
Hondecoeter. The shape, which is
derived from the Vincennes pot
pourri à jour, circa 1752, was
introduced at Chelsea in 1759, as
was the crimson ground colour.
The panels are by the same
hand as the bird painting on
the Chesterfield, Foundling and
Dudley vases.
Porcelain
Dimensions
30.00cm high ( 11.81 inches high)
Provenance
The Sebag Montefiore CollectionSir Bernard Eckstein, Bt. Sothebys
29 March 1949
Literature
The Cheyne Book of Chelsea Chinaand Pottery, illus. no.74
Description / Expertise
This important crimson-ground potpourri vase and cover is decorated
with four panels of domestic birds
in the manner of Melchior
Hondecoeter. The shape, which is
derived from the Vincennes pot
pourri à jour, circa 1752, was
introduced at Chelsea in 1759, as
was the crimson ground colour.
The panels are by the same
hand as the bird painting on
the Chesterfield, Foundling and
Dudley vases.
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