A GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' TEA WARES 18TH CENTURY

comprising: a tea canister and a cover painted with a Dutch couple; a coffee cup and saucer with Meissen-style quayside scenes; and an unusual Sevres-style saucer reserved with gilt flower sprigs on a turquoise ground. 5 pieces.

Gordon, 1977, p. 84, pl. 73 (the tea canister); p. 73, pl. 56 (the cup and saucer); and p. 30, pl.36 (the saucer)

Meissen style saucer – there are two hairline cracks, one 1 ½ inch and one 1 inch long at 6 and 7 o’clock and numerous small chips around the rim edge. Cup - there is a ¼ inch chip to the rim issuing a 2 inch hairline crack. There are two other hairlines, one 1 ½ inch, and the other a Y-shaped one 3 inches long. The handle has been restored back on Tea canister – The neck is sprayed all the way around and partly rebuilt. There are two areas of restoration on the reticulated base. Cover – the cover has the knop restored and a restored chip under the rim. It does not match the canister Turquoise saucer – good condition.
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