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Chelsea Porcelain Factory

Punch Bowl

c. 1765
Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels and gilding
17.5 × 38.8 cm (6.9 × 15.3 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

Magnificent in scale and lavish in decoration, this punch bowl represents the English response to the High Rococo style of French porcelain at Sèvres. With a dense, dark blue ground color and lavish, applied gold frames surrounding the three bird-filled cartouches, it was intended to compete with French imports of the highest quality.

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