An extremely rare Chelsea tureen stand

An extremely rare Chelsea tureen stand, in the form of radiating overlapping Polyanthus leaves, picked out in pale green and yellow, and painted in coloured enamels with two butterflies, the border finely modelled with three sprays of Polyanthus, 8 1/4" diameter, circa 1755, no mark

Provenance; An English Titled Private Collection

A tureen, cover and stand of this rare form is in the Victoria and Albert a Museum 

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