Pair of Chelsea Porcelain Mazarine-Blue Ground Cabinet
Pair of Chelsea Porcelain Mazarine-Blue Ground Cabinet Cups
Circa 1761, gold anchor mark
Richly gilt and hand-tooled in the style of Vincennes with exotic birds among flowering and fruiting trees, below gilt dentil rims. Height of taller 3 1/2 inches.
For a slightly larger pair of Chelsea beakers, see American Collecting in the English Tradition: Property of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christie's, New York, October 27, 2015, lot 65. For a pair enriched with ruins see, The R.W.M. Walker Collection, Sotheby's New York, November 11 and 12, 2006. Also see Elizabeth Adams, 'Chelsea Porcelain', figure 11.11, for a beaker in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
C An Upper East Side Private Collection
Condition Report: Both cups restored; one cup with crack to lower section, at tail of bird; gilding refreshed.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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Pair of Chelsea Porcelain Mazarine-Blue Ground Cabinet Cups
Circa 1761, gold anchor mark
Richly gilt and hand-tooled in the style of Vincennes with exotic birds among flowering and fruiting trees, below gilt dentil rims. Height of taller 3 1/2 inches.
For a slightly larger pair of Chelsea beakers, see American Collecting in the English Tradition: Property of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christie's, New York, October 27, 2015, lot 65. For a pair enriched with ruins see, The R.W.M. Walker Collection, Sotheby's New York, November 11 and 12, 2006. Also see Elizabeth Adams, 'Chelsea Porcelain', figure 11.11, for a beaker in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
C An Upper East Side Private Collection
Condition Report: Both cups restored; one cup with crack to lower section, at tail of bird; gilding refreshed.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
