Sold Ceramics - Sold Batavia Brown (Capucin wares) 1700-1800 - Wheel engraved

Object 2012053

Teacup and saucer

China

1720-1730

Height of teacup 40 mm (1.57 inch), diameter of rim 69 mm (2.72 inch), diameter of footring 33 mm (1.30 inch), weight 44 grams (1.55 ounce (oz.))

Height of saucer 24 mm (0.94 inch), diameter of rim 110 mm (4.33 inch), diameter of footring 55 mm (2.17 inch), weight 65 grams (2.29 ounce (oz.))

Teacup and saucer on footrings, slightly everted rims. Batavia Brown covered with underglaze dark brown. Wheel engraved decorated with floral designs and knotted garlands. The teacup is decorated en suite.

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Condition:

Teacup: A firing flaw to the inner footring and a fleabite and frit to the rim.

Saucer: Some firing flaws to the base.

References:

Lunsingh Scheurleer 1989, p.133

Davison 1994, cat. 1817

Espir 2005, cat. 12

Sargent 2012, p. 505, plate 276

Salisbury 2014, cat. 391 & 392

Emden 2015/1, cat. 103

Emden 2015/2, cat. 103

Kerr 2015, cat. 106

Price: Sold.