Lot Essay
Cf. Howard and Ayers, op.cit., pp.368-369; D. F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, op.cit., pls.207 and 298; and F. Hervouet and Y. Bruneau, op.cit., pls. 3.8, 3.9, and 3.10, p.66 for dishes with this design
"EUROPEAN-SUBJECT" WARES
A RARE 'EUROPEAN-SUBJECT' PUCE-ENAMELLED PART TEA-SERVICE, depicting 'Le Pêcheur', a fisherman standing in a lakescape casting a rod towards baskets below a tree, after an engraving by C.J. Vissher, copied from a drawing by Abraham Blomaert, surrounded by an elaborate border including an cartouche containing a bird with outstretched wings, comprising:
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A RARE 'EUROPEAN-SUBJECT' PUCE-ENAMELLED PART TEA-SERVICE, depicting 'Le Pêcheur', a fisherman standing in a lakescape casting a rod towards baskets below a tree, after an engraving by C.J. Vissher, copied from a drawing by Abraham Blomaert, surrounded by an elaborate border including an cartouche containing a bird with outstretched wings, comprising:
A teapot and cover
A milk jug and cover
A sucrier and cover
A scallop-rimmed oval tray
Ten small foliate-rimmed teabowls, covers and saucers
Five coffee cups and saucers
A large foliate-rimmed bowl
A foliate-rimmed bowl, cover and saucer-dish
(one handle and knop restored), Yongzheng/early Qianlong
A teapot and cover
A milk jug and cover
A sucrier and cover
A scallop-rimmed oval tray
Ten small foliate-rimmed teabowls, covers and saucers
Five coffee cups and saucers
A large foliate-rimmed bowl
A foliate-rimmed bowl, cover and saucer-dish
(one handle and knop restored), Yongzheng/early Qianlong