A Rare Chelsea Beaker

The form copied from a Chinese Blanc de Chine original

With the applied prunus sprays and left ‘in the white’

The base with a raised anchor mark

Chelsea C1750/2

Height; 3 1/8″ (8.1 cm)

Condition; cracks, some crazing to the glaze

From 1750 Chelsea introduced a new porcelain recipe which include a measure of

Tin oxide in the glaze which lead to a smother surface