Crow and Cheese
Chelsea Porcelain Factory (1744-1769)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1765
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Measurements
203 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Chelsea
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Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446189.2
Summary
One of a pair of Chelsea fable candlesticks, Crow and Cheese fable, with a flower shaped nozzle supported on a flowering tree, a handle at the back, a crow is perched on a tree holding a piece of cheese in his beak while the fox looks up enviously, on scroll base. Maker's mark - gold anchor mark. 1765 (circa).
Makers and roles
Chelsea Porcelain Factory (1744-1769), maker