The Goat and the Fox
Chelsea Porcelain Factory (1744-1769)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1768
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Measurements
288 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Chelsea
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Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446188.1
Summary
One of a pair of Chelsea Fable candlesticks, with a goat in a well looking up at a fox. The group with a pulley attached on a flowering may-tree background. The nozzle supported by the flowering may tree, elaborate gilt pierced rococo base. Maker's mark - gold anchor mark. 1768 (circa).
Marks and inscriptions
Maker's mark - gold anchor
Makers and roles
Chelsea Porcelain Factory (1744-1769), maker