A Chelsea white model of an owl, triangle-raised anchor period circa 1745-49, naturalistically modelled in great detail, perched on a rocky base, 20.5cm high/Provenance: Acquired from Albert Amor Ltd. 'Treasures from Toronto' exhibition, April 1993/Note: Discussed by Paul Crane, 'Nature, Porcelain and Enlightenment: George Edwards and the Chelsea porcelain birds', ECC Trans, Vol.8, 2017 this owl model is based on the image copied from George Edwards, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and Undescribed Animals, taken from Volume 2 pl. 60, 'The Great Hawk or Horned Owl'