A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CUP AND SAUCER, Qianlong (1736 - 1795)
Diameter of saucer: 12 cm; 4 ¾ ins
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Of circular form, decorated en grisaille and in famille rose enamels, the saucer with a central roundel decorated with a scene of three European figures in brightly coloured blue, pink...
Of circular form, decorated en grisaille and in famille rose enamels, the saucer with a central roundel decorated with a scene of three European figures in brightly coloured blue, pink and yellow clothes seated beneath a tree, the border decorated with gilt scroll work, with inset cartouches containing landscape scenes, with further oval cartouches containing floral sprays; the cup with deep bowl and sloping sides similarly decorated, with the same figural scene within two wide panels to either side separated by landscape cartouches reserved against a ground of gilt scrollwork, the base glazed.