Lot 186 A rare Chelsea white model of a bird, circa 1749-52
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| 拍卖公司 | 邦瀚斯 |
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| 拍卖时间 | 2026年07月01日 |
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拍品信息
拍品名称
A rare Chelsea white model of a bird, circa 1749-52
起拍价
GBP 800
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Probably a parakeet, naturalistically modelled perched on a low gnarled stump, its head looking to one side, 7.5cm high, raised anchor mark
Footnotes
Provenance
With Simon Spero, 2008
A pair of very similar birds is illustrated by John C Austin, Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg, 1977, pp. 118-9, no. 110. Another single example is illustrated by Reginald Blunt, The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery, 1924, pl. 14, no. 281, there described as a Crossbill. See also the example sold by Bonhams on 10 June 2003, lot 133. The inspiration for this model, as for many of Chelsea's birds, is likely to be George Edwards' A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, published in four volumes between 1743 and 1751.
Footnotes
Provenance
With Simon Spero, 2008
A pair of very similar birds is illustrated by John C Austin, Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg, 1977, pp. 118-9, no. 110. Another single example is illustrated by Reginald Blunt, The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery, 1924, pl. 14, no. 281, there described as a Crossbill. See also the example sold by Bonhams on 10 June 2003, lot 133. The inspiration for this model, as for many of Chelsea's birds, is likely to be George Edwards' A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, published in four volumes between 1743 and 1751.
