Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
A Chinese Canton enamel tea bowl and saucer, Qianlong (1736-95), each painted with an Asian pheasant perched upon a bough of flowering prunus, with peony and other flowers issuing from rockwork below, the borders painted with trailing blue flowers and highlights in gilt; the base with applied label 'Chien Lung Period 1736-1795 AD', and catalogue number 1
Dimensions:
Diameter of saucer: 11.25cm. (4 7/16in.); diameter of cup: 7cm. (2 3/4in.)
Condition:
Old good restoration is difficult to see as items were unduly sprayed. The tea bowl appears to have some small lines in the enamel and the saucer appears to have had small infills near the metal rim a
Provenance:
John Sparks Ltd. Purchased by the vendors in the 1970s.
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP
