An extremely rare Chelsea artichoke form tureen and cover

An extremely rare Chelsea artichoke form tureen and cover, in the white, the knop in the form of a bird, 4 1/2" high, circa 1755, no mark

Provenance; Simon Spero, 1989 Exhibition, number 7
                     With Stockspring Antiques
                     English Private Collection

Coloured examples of this Chelsea model are extremely rare, and this is the only recorded example in the white

For coloured examples, see R Blunt, The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China, plate 15, number 305 

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