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A pair of encre-de-chine 'european subject' cups and saucers and a plate
Qianlong
The cups and saucers painted en grisaille with a European couple in 18th Century dress standing with the figure of Cupid by a waterfront with ships and pavilions in the distance; the plate decorated en grisaille and heightened in gilt with a book placed beside a vase, peony and finger citrus, the border with three floral clusters and Symbols below a spearhead-pattern band, 22.8 cm. diam. (some chips and cracks) (5)
Qianlong
The cups and saucers painted en grisaille with a European couple in 18th Century dress standing with the figure of Cupid by a waterfront with ships and pavilions in the distance; the plate decorated en grisaille and heightened in gilt with a book placed beside a vase, peony and finger citrus, the border with three floral clusters and Symbols below a spearhead-pattern band, 22.8 cm. diam. (some chips and cracks) (5)