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Rare Chelsea Porcelain Gold Anchor Period Blue Ground Vase Watteau Scenes C.1759-1768
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Rare Chelsea Porcelain Gold Anchor Period Blue Ground Vase Watteau Scenes C.1759-1768

18th century
For Sale by The Fancy Fox
Description

A fine Chelsea porcelain vase with intricately moulded, pierced side handles. Decorated with underglaze blue ground, each side with large shaped reserves, extremely well painted with Wateauesque gallant scenes. Ornamented with fine, ornate gilding and finished with gilt edges and rim. Gold anchor mark, c.1759-1768.

Provenance: Christie's Sale 14426 "Five Private Collections" on 07 June 2017, lot 416. Retail sticker for Melbourne Antiques.

Reference: a very similarly decorated vase is illustrated in Chelsea Porcelain by Adams, fig. 11.21.

It measures 18.8cm (7 3/8") high, 12.8cm (5") wide across the handles and 7cm (2 3/4") deep. 

Condition is excellent with no damage, repair or restoration. There is an unusual small area of enamel loss to one reserve, to a patch of greenery to one side of the scene. Minimal handling wear to enamels or gilding. The inside is finely crazed from manufacture.

Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Chelsea Porcelain Rococo Vase to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 09530802
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques Date18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 255-270 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:
Mazarine blue ground: deep uneven colour typical of Chelsea soft-paste production.
Hand-painted figural panels: gallant rococo scenes done in delicate overglaze enamels.
Gold anchor mark on the underside: Chelsea Gold Anchor factory mark.
Pierced rococo scroll handles: openwork scrolling with gilded highlights.
Unglazed foot rim: soft-paste body showing natural darkening from handling.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1218686
Dealers Internal Reference
RA1109
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Description
A fine Chelsea porcelain vase with intricately moulded, pierced side handles.
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Decorated with underglaze blue ground, each side with large shaped reserves, extremely well painted with Wateauesque gallant scenes.
The Fancy Fox

Ornamented with fine, ornate gilding and finished with gilt edges and rim. Gold anchor mark, c.1759-1768.

fig 1. A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape.
fig 1. Rare Chelsea Porcelain Gold Anchor Period Blue Ground Vase Watteau Scenes C.1759-1768

Provenance: Christie's Sale 14426 "Five Private Collections" on 07 June 2017, lot 416. Retail sticker for Melbourne Antiques.

Reference: a very similarly decorated vase is illustrated in Chelsea Porcelain by Adams, fig. 11.21.

fig 2. A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape.
fig 2. Rare Chelsea Porcelain Gold Anchor Period Blue Ground Vase Watteau Scenes C.1759-1768

It measures 18.8cm (7 3/8") high, 12.8cm (5") wide across the handles and 7cm (2 3/4") deep. 

Condition is excellent with no damage, repair or restoration. There is an unusual small area of enamel loss to one reserve, to a patch of greenery to one side of the scene. Minimal handling wear to enamels or gilding. The inside is finely crazed from manufacture.

Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Chelsea Porcelain Rococo Vase to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09530802
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques dating18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 255-270 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:
Mazarine blue ground: deep uneven colour typical of Chelsea soft-paste production.
Hand-painted figural panels: gallant rococo scenes done in delicate overglaze enamels.
Gold anchor mark on the underside: Chelsea Gold Anchor factory mark.
Pierced rococo scroll handles: openwork scrolling with gilded highlights.
Unglazed foot rim: soft-paste body showing natural darkening from handling.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1218686
Dealers Internal Ref
RA1109
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Archive I A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape.

Rare Chelsea Porcelain Gold Anchor Period Blue Ground Vase Watteau Scenes C.1759-1768

Archive II A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View II
Archive III A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View III
Archive IV A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View IV
Archive V A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View V
Archive VI A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View VI
Archive VII A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View VII
Archive VIII A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View VIII
Archive IX A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View IX
Archive X A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View X
Archive XI A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View XI
Archive XII A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View XII
Archive XIII A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View XIII
Archive XIV A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. View XIV
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A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape.
Rare Chelsea Porcelain Gold Anchor Period Blue Ground Vase Watteau Scenes c.1759-1768
Ref: SA1218686
A cobalt blue soft-paste porcelain vase featuring elaborate gilt scroll handles, gilded leaf borders, and a central painted reserve depicting a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectVases
  • Period18th century
  • StyleRococo
  • MaterialSoft-paste Porcelain, Gold Leaf, Enamel
  • ColourCobalt Blue and Gold
  • MotifsPierced scroll handles, Gilt rocaille borders, Fete galante reserve, Quadrangular foot

This 18th century Rococo vase belongs to the Gold Anchor period of Chelsea porcelain, dating between 1759 and 1768. The soft-paste porcelain body carries an underglaze cobalt blue ground, complemented by ornate gilding, gilt leaf borders, and a quadrangular foot. Each side displays a shaped reserve enclosing a hand-painted fete galante scene of a gentleman playing a lute beside a lady in a landscape. Pierced scroll handles rise from the shoulders, finished with gold edges on the rim and base, accompanied by a gold anchor mark. The interior shows manufacturing crazzling, while the exterior has a small enamel loss on the greenery of one reserve and minimal handling wear. Measuring 18.8 cm high, 12.8 cm wide across the handles, and 7 cm deep, the vessel sits well on a mantelpiece in a traditional English country house setting. Collectors display such items on open shelving, sideboards, or dedicated display cabinets to highlight the detailed Watteauesque painting and intricate mouldings. The compact proportions allow placement in smaller spaces while maintaining a focal point within a period interior scheme.

FAQs

The Gold Anchor period (circa 17581769) marks the final phase of independent production at the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, characterised by opulent Rococo styling, lavish gilding, rich mazarine blue ground colours, and hand-painted reserves inspired by contemporary French designs.

Chelsea vases from this era were made using soft-paste porcelain, created from a mixture of white clay and crushed glass or frit. The pieces were finished with lead glazes, polychrome enamel pigments, and honey gilding or leaf gold burnishing.

Authentic items frequently bear a small gilt anchor mark applied over the glaze. In addition, genuine soft-paste porcelain from this factory displays characteristic translucency, tiny crescent-shaped mooning flaws under light, and heavy rococo scrollwork details.

Display the vessel as a singular hero accent on a fireplace mantelpiece, console table, or within a glass-fronted cabinet where lighting highlights the detailed gilding and painted reserve against simpler backdrops.

Dust the item gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush to prevent abrasion. Avoid water immersion, chemical cleaners, or friction near gilded edges, which can cause irreparable wear to unglazed sections and surface gold.
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