Chelsea Porcelain Oval Dish with Fables, circa 1752
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A fabulous and large Chelsea porcelain oval trellis and foliate moulded oval dish, painted to the border with reserved panels with Fables subjects, most likely by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale. English circa 1752, red anchor mark. Provenance: Parkside Antiques (Pat Daniels) Melbourne 28/05/1990 (AUD$18,000). Robert Burke collection no 106. Exhibited: Flowers and Fables. A Survey of Chelsea porcelain 1745-1769. National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne.1 November 1984-10 February 1985. Number 93. 42.3 cm wide 33 cm high
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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