Lot Essay
The scene on the first saucer is inspired by an engraving by C. Duflos, after Albani; see Hervouët and Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, Paris, 1986, p.295, fig. 13.15.
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QIANLONG (1736-95)
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A FAMILLE ROSE SAUCER; A COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER; AND A TEABOWL AND SAUCER
QIANLONG (1736-95)
The saucer finely enamelled at the centre in iron-red with Venus reclining watching Cupid emptying coins from his quiver into a coffer, crack; a coffee cup and saucer with semi-clad figures enjoying the countryside, cup cracked, saucer restored; and a teabowl and saucer with 'The Cherry Pickers', cracked
the saucer 5 3/8 in. (13.8 cm.) diam. (3)
QIANLONG (1736-95)
The saucer finely enamelled at the centre in iron-red with Venus reclining watching Cupid emptying coins from his quiver into a coffer, crack; a coffee cup and saucer with semi-clad figures enjoying the countryside, cup cracked, saucer restored; and a teabowl and saucer with 'The Cherry Pickers', cracked
the saucer 5 3/8 in. (13.8 cm.) diam. (3)
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