Chelsea Porcelain Figure of an Actor
Chelsea Porcelain Figure of an Actor
England
c. 1755
Porcelain
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.
Porcelain
Dimensions
18.00cm high ( 7.09 inches high)
Literature
Reginald Blunt (ed.), The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China & Pottery, no.183, pl.11Description / 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.
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London
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England
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