Rare Chelsea Porcelain Fisherman Figure with Basket of Fish
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A very rare Chelsea porcelain figure of a fisherman with a basket of fish, English circa 1752-56, red anchor mark. Provenance: Robert Burke collection no 16. Exhibited: Flowers and Fables. A Survey of Chelsea porcelain 1745-1769. National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne.1 November 1984-10 February 1985. Number 65. Illustrated in the NGV publication, written by Margaret Legge that was published for the exhibition Page 43. A very similar figure formerly in the Nelson Rockerfeller collection USA and sold Antique Porcelain Gallery Sydney, 21 cm high, 12 cm wide
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