A large Chelsea tureen with cover and stand c.1753-55,... Lot 632

A large Chelsea tureen with cover and stand c.1753-55, the lobed oval form moulded with Gotzkowsky type flowers and painted with small flower arrangements, the interior of the tureen painted with vignettes of game, the stand with further flowers and detailed insects and a caterpillar, the cover surmounted with a recumbent stag resting on a rocky applied base, the tureen raised on four scroll feet, the stand broken and cleanly restored, some small restorations to the antlers, 39.7cm. (3) Large tureens of this type are rare survivals from Chelsea and the few that do exist are recorded with a man and dog finial, see The Winterthur Museum for a similar but more heavily moulded example without its stand. It is likely that most services at this time relied on larger silver tureens, the design elements of which are echoed in this shape.