A Chelsea sunflower shaped tureen, cover and stand

A Chelsea tureen, cover and stand, in the form of a sunflower, naturalistically decorated in coloured enamels, the cover with leaf shaped finial, the stand with loop shaped handle, 8 3/4" wide overall, circa 1755, the stand with red anchor mark

Provenance; American Private Collection

Exhibited; Flowers and Fables Exhibition, A Survey of Chelsea Porcelain, National Gallery of Victoria, 1984, and illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, numbers 98 and 99 

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