A very rare and Important pair of Chelsea porcelain Boar Hunt and Leopard Hunt bocage candlesticks, English circa 1760/5, gold anchor mark. Provenance: Robert Burke collection no 71. Exhibited: Ceramic Collectors Society Exhibition Sydney 1979 no 3, Flowers and Fables, A survey of Chelsea Porcelain 1745-1769 National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne 1984/5. no 147. Illustrated full page colour in the accompanying catalogue published by the NGV page 69. Reference: A pair of similar examples sold Christie's New York 10 May 2018 (estimated at US$3,000-5,000 sold for $56,250.00), 12.60 in. high, 7.87 in. wide and 12.60 in. high and 8.66 in. wide
- Bocage - The name given to floral and leaf decoration usually surrounding the main subject in ceramic figures and groups, commonly on 18th century porcelain from the Derby, Bow and Minton works.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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