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Boar's Head Tureen

Nicholas Sprimont, Chelsea Porcelain Factory, c. 1755–1759

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

This lifelike and grotesque tureen in the form of a boar's head was made by Chelsea. It is one of only three complete examples of arguably the most ambitious and elaborate type of vessel ever made by the company, and is a spectacular example of English rococo tableware. It was the centrepiece of one of the greatest surviving collections of 18th-century English porcelain formed for a grand Yorkshire house.

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Title of artwork, date

Boar's Head Tureen, c. 1755–1759

Date supported

2006

Medium and material

Soft-paste porcelain

Dimensions

27 x 39.1 cm

Grant

80701

Total cost

237565

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