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An extremely rare pair of
Chelsea Pineapple Tureen Stands, highly naturalistically formed as the
fanned-out basal serrated strap-like leaves painted in tones of green, the
centre of which is deeply recessed to hold the pineapple tureen itself.
Circa: 1755
Diameter: 8 ¾ ins (22 cms)
Height of recess: 1 ¾ ins (5.4 cms)
Mark: Red anchor mark and incised interlocking V’s to base.
See: Dr. F. Severne McKenna, “Chelsea Porcelain, The Red Anchor Ware”,
pl.32 no.64. for the pineapple tureen and cover. Note the similar serrated
leaves to the top of the cover. It is most likely that glace pieces of the
pineapple, at that time a very ostentatious delicacy, were put inside or
perhaps a sauce, for ‘desert’. It is also highly likely that real
pineapples themselves, which were beginning to be grown within the
glasshouses of the aristocracy, were placed on these stands and used as
table decoration. The pineapple was an eighteenth century sign of welcome
and is found as a decorative element on silver and carving of the period.
It is also found as large carved finials on the top of gateways and
entrances of country homes of the period, thus welcoming the visitor or
guest.
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