A Chelsea cauliflower tureen and cover circa 1755

naturalistically modelled with tightly packed florets enclosed by thickly ribbed leaves shaded in green, the cover with red anchor mark above the numeral 6.

The Antique Porcelain Company, New York
Sotheby's New York, October 22, 2010, lot 18

The cover is probably matched. There is a 1 1/2-in. section of the flange of the cover that was broken out during its manufacture; the edges of the break are glazed over but issue two minor short fine haircracks. The base has two minor forking fine haircracks running down the floret side, approximately 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 in. in length, and two additional minor 1-in haircracks to the lower body just above the footrim. Some minor scattered spots of staining to the interior of the base. Otherwise, generally good condition.
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