Rare Chelsea Gold Anchor Porcelain Figures Of Shepherds, C.1760

Superb pair of Chelsea porcelain figures from the Gold Anchor period, circa 1760, representing a Rococo pastoral couple — the shepherd with bagpipes and his companion (originally with flute). Each figure is gracefully posed on a gilt scrollwork base with sheep, lamb, and dog, surrounded by applied flowers.

Chelsea’s soft-paste porcelain of this period was technically and artistically superior, with increased whiteness and refined enamels. Each bears the gold anchor mark, denoting one of the most desirable periods in English porcelain.

Dimensions:
Shepherdess: height 31 cm, width 15 cm, depth 16.5 cm, weight 1635 grams
Shepherd: height 31 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 17 cm, weight 1707 grams

Condition:
Shepherdess - fingers of both hands professionally restored, in the right hand was holding most likely a piper, now only part of it remains. Sheep - chipping on the lower jaw, small chips on the leaves, small pinpoint enamel loss on the headscarf on the back, tiny firing crack on the back of the wood, otherwise excellent antique condition.
Shepherd - professionally restored hands, very small chips on left ear of dog and left ear of lamb, small chips on leaves, otherwise excellent antique condition.

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