Perfume burner in the form of a dove-cote

Factory Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory British

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A model produced in both the red and gold anchor periods at Chelsea but apparently in very limited numbers. The chamber for burning perfumed pastilles was in the dovecote, closed by a conical roof.

Perfume burner in the form of a dove-cote, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759–69), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea

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Perfume burner in the form of a dove-cote, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759–69), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea
Perfume burner in the form of a dove-cote, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759–69), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea
Perfume burner in the form of a dove-cote, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759–69), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea
Perfume burner in the form of a dove-cote, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759–69), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea

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