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Object 2011252

Teacup and saucer

China

1740-1760

Height of teacup 41 mm (1.61 inch), diameter of rim 76 mm (2.99 inch), diameter of footring 37 mm (1.46 inch)

Height of saucer 22 mm (0.87 inch), diameter of rim 120 mm (4.72 inch), diameter of footring 73 mm (2.87 inch)

Teacup and saucer on footrings, slightly everted rims. Decorated in various famille rose enamels, iron-red, black, gold and other overglaze enamels, with two very finely painted ladies and a child in a garden landscape. The teacup is decorated en suite.

On the bottom of the teacup a decoration of an orchid (cymbidium virescens), the Lan Hua. a motif commonly seen on fine Chinese export porcelain of around 1740.

Condition:

Teacup: Two popped bubbles of glaze caused during the firing process.

Saucer:  Popped bubbles of glaze caused during the firing process, a fleabite and a frit with a short connected hairline to the rim.

Price: Sold.