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A CHELSEA PORCELAIN ASPARAGUS BOX AND A COVER
Lot 82

A CHELSEA PORCELAIN ASPARAGUS BOX AND A COVER

CIRCA 1755, IRON-RED ANCHOR MARK AND 29 TO COVER, 12 TO INTERIOR OF BOX

Closed22 October 2010

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A CHELSEA PORCELAIN ASPARAGUS BOX AND A COVER
CIRCA 1755, IRON-RED ANCHOR MARK AND 29 TO COVER, 12 TO INTERIOR OF BOX
Naturalistically modeled as bunch of asparagus tied with brown ribbons, a curved stalk forming the handle
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) long (2)

Specialist note

For an example from the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Bellamy Gardner, see William King, Chelsea Porcelain, New York, 1922, pl. 26.