A rare Chelsea 'Blind Earl' sweetmeat dish, circa 1756


Of circular form with a lobed rim and rustic stalk handle issuing two pink roses buds, moulded in relief with a leafy rose stem picked out in shades of yellow and green, the veins finely painted in brown, the rim picked out in gold, 14.7cm wide, red anchor mark
|ProvenanceBarbara Leake Collection, Bonhams sale 12 March 2008, lot 8This form originated at Meissen and was copied at Bow, Chelsea and Worcester where the moulding became known as 'Blind Earl'. Chelsea examples are surprisingly rare.