Auction 158 Antiques & Works of Art,
Silver & Jewellery

562

A pair of Chelsea-style covered urns


Estimate

350 - 500


Session 2

26 March 2026



Description

In the taste of Chelsea porcelain
Medicis form, on square base, with two scroll handles and domed cover with button-form finial
Polychrome decoration depicting reserves with exotic birds in landscape (Chelsea birds), framed by cartouches with gilt relief borders, on white ground with small insects
Shoulders decorated with floral garlands and laurel frieze
Apocryphal gilt anchor mark on base, imitating the 'gold anchor' mark of the Chelsea manufactory
Possibly Edme Samson et Cie, Paris
France, 19th century

Height: 36 cm



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