Description.
A rare Chelsea asymmetric rococo vase, superbly painted with a bird, numerous insects and a deftly painted fruit study verso. Wonderfully extravagant rococo shape, with numerous moulded flowers, minimalistic "handles" and lower frill.  Four groups of star-shaped piercings to the rim of the vase. Old collector's labels to the base-one referring to the receipt of the piece as a gift in1892. 

The piece would originally have been part of a garniture of vases, this being one of two flanking vases, with a larger vase in the centre. c.1760.

Condition.
In astonishingly good condition, having regard to the age and fragility of the piece, the only apparent defect being a barely noticeable (when viewing the exterior) thin hairline to the rim, associated restoration to one tiny flower and a further area of restoration to the frill, immediately below the floral painted study. The floral encrustations have suffered almost no damage. Wear commensurate with age and use.

Dimensions.
25cm in height.

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If the postage policy specifies that postage is included, we will send by tracked postage, rather than tracked and signed. If you wish for the latter, please let us know. There will be an additional charge which we will notify to you.

When we send by tracked alone the item will be at your risk from the point that we can prove, by means of showing a delivery confirmation, that it was delivered to your premises. Until that point, the item will be at our risk.

We are prepared to deliver all over the world, except (for obvious reasons, given the Russian state's  unprovoked acts of aggression in Ukraine) to Russia.

We aim to ensure that our descriptions are absolutely accurate. Nevertheless, antique porcelain is never perfect. We use high definition photography with the aim of making the condition of any item extremely clear. Defects which are obvious in the photography we use are deemed to have been declared, even if we do not specifically refer to them in the description. 

Restoration is sometimes extremely difficult to detect. We use UV light and transmitted light to check whether restoration has occurred. Sometimes, even those methodologies do not reveal restoration. If you are able, notwithstanding the definition, to show that restoration of a significant nature has occurred, we would obviously allow cancellation of the sale in such circumstances.

We do not generally point out crazing, and do not regard it as a defect worth mentioning in pieces of the age we sell, unless it is not completely noticeable in photographs and is both extensive and undiscoloured. If you have concerns as to whether a piece is crazed, please ask us.