Candlestick (one of a pair)

Factory Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory British

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The subject, a boar attacked by two hounds, probably came from a French or German source, as the wild boar was extinct in England long before the eighteenth century.

Candlestick (one of a pair), Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759–69), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea

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Candlestick (one of a pair), Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759–69), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea
Candlestick (one of a pair), Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759–69), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea
Candlestick (one of a pair), Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759–69), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea

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