"The Ox and Toad Fable, " Chelsea Raised Anchor Octagonal Saucer

18th-century Chelsea Porcelain Large Botanical Dish, Red Anchor Period, Circa 1755. The unusually large Chelsea porcelain dish, with a petal-shaped...

The Chelsea porcelain dishes, after the Meissen, are of an unusual deep octagonal form and are very well painted with a central composition of different fruit and vegetables. One inc...

A lovely little cup and saucer, decorated with prunus blossom. Cups with this form of handle are rare, but documented. Raised anchor mark to saucer.

From early in the red anchor period, a fluted tea bowl and saucer, exquisitely painted with flowers and insects.

An octagonal tea bowl and matching saucer, decorated with Chelsea's usual beautiful flower painting. One of the most distinctive features of Chelsea porcelain is its intricate floral painting, which often featured detailed, lifelike renditions of flowers and other botanical subjects. The factory employed skilled artists who were trained in the art of flower painting, and the results have always been highly prized by collectors. Chelsea porcelain is highly collectible and has a reputation for being of exceptional quality. It is often considered to be among the finest examples of English porcelain...

A large octagonal tea-bowl, decorated in the Japanese style. “The decoration is effective and pleasing, but does not seem to have been very frequently employed” – McKenna. Pro...