Rare English Chelsea Rococo Snowball Style Soft Paste Porcelain Covered Urn pillar top with mortise

with mortise

this wonderful antique fireplace has a deeply moulded mantel overhangs an absolutely plain frieze that is supported by uprights that scroll back forming straight legs with small block feet

Firebox: Width 55 Height 38 inches

The base displays small

It opens to reveal six small drawers with brass

Rare English Chelsea Rococo Snowball Style Soft Paste Porcelain Covered Urn pillar top with mortiseDETAILS This antique, porcelain covered urn is attributed to Chelsea, and may have been part of a garniture set. It is crafted in the style Meissen's snowball blossom (German: Schneeballen) decoration. It displays the soft paste body and the opaque glaze associated with Chelsea; the first English factory to make porcelain. It features applied florettes that imitate the work of the Dresden factories, along with vining, red berries. It is a rare