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A RARE FAMILLE ROSE 'DAY AND NIGHYT' TEABOWL, enamelled on the exterior half in brown, embellished with gold stars and half with delicate flowers below floral swags (rim crack with related chip), circa 1785

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A RARE FAMILLE ROSE 'DAY AND NIGHYT' TEABOWL, enamelled on the exterior half in brown, embellished with gold stars and half with delicate flowers below floral swags (rim crack with related chip), circa 1785

Lot Essay

A similar teabowl is illustrated by D.Howard and J.Ayers, China for the West, Vol.II, p.549, no.566. The inspiration for the striking design remains something of an enigma. Sample purposes is a popular suggestion, although a play on the idea of night and day is also a possibility

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