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A PAIR OF ANTIQUE GEORGE III PERIOD NEO-CLASSICAL ORMOLU MOUNTED ‘BLUE JOHN’ CASSOLETTES
most probably from the workshops of MATTHEW BOULTON
English, circa 1775

A superb quality PAIR of English George III period neo-Classical cassolettes, the ovoid bodies being in ‘BLUE JOHN’ with gilt bronze ormolu mounts, the tops, when reversed, becoming candlesticks.

An identical model is illustrated on the mantelpiece in the Tapestry Room (1775) at Osterley Park, Middlesex, the former home of the Earls of Jersey.

See also Arthur T. Bolton The Architecture of Robert and James Adam, vol. I, p. 291.

Height 7 1/2in (19cm). Overall width 4in (10cm).

Reference: J6306