Lot Essay
Cf. Howard and Ayres, op. cit., p. 365, no. 355 for wares with similar decoration
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE CRESTED "ALTAR OF LOVE" PEAR-SHAPED MUG
QIANLONG, CIRCA 1760
Painted with love birds and the altar of flaming hearts (small rim chips, handle crack)--5½in. (14cm.) high
QIANLONG, CIRCA 1760
Painted with love birds and the altar of flaming hearts (small rim chips, handle crack)--5½in. (14cm.) high
Provenance
Matthew & Elisabeth Sharpe, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania