Very rare Chinese export blue and white teabowl and saucer, c.1770
Very rare Chinese export blue and white teabowl and saucer, c.1770
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Description
Very rare Chinese export blue and white teabowl and saucer, c.1770, both decorated with hunting hounds giving chase across a European landscape with stylised rockwork and woodland flowers; hills and a small hamlet visible in the background; the gilded rims with narrow bands of floral cell ground and four shaped cartouches.
Dimensions:
Diameter of saucer: 14cm. (5 1/2 in.)
Condition:
Teabowl: piece out of rim re-stuck with associated hairline; Saucer: hairline-crack to base
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Material and Technique | Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Diameter | Diameter of saucer: 14cm. (5 1/2 in.) |
Product REF: F361
