A rare Chelsea teacup and saucer

A rare Chelsea teacup and saucer, the flared cup with loop handle, with leaf scroll thumbpiece picked out in puce and gilt, very finely painted in coloured enamels with puce flower sprays and leaves, on a pale yellow ground, gilt line borders, circa 1758, gold anchor marks

Exhibited; Sydney Ceramic Collectors Society, 1979, number 5
                 National Gallery of Victoria, Flowers and Fables Exhibition, 1984, number 159
Illustrated; Flowers and Fables, Exhibition Catalogue, 1984, page 72 

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