Chelsea asparagus tureen and cover

Circa 1755

Lenght: 7 7/8 in. (18.7 cm.), height: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.)

Marks: Red Anchor and 'No. 28'

Asparagus tureens were included in the 1756 Chelsea sale catalogue, First Day’s Sale, 29 March, lot 15: ‘two fine bundles of asparagus and plates’.

Other examples are in the Victoria & Albert Museum (C.176&A-1940), the Detroit Institute of Arts (F1985.85.2), and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (2009.41.1a-b).