Qianlong
Painted in grisaiile with some gilding, comprising; a fluted teapot stand and a teabowl painted with a gallant serenading his companion with cupid at the side; a coffee cup painted with the `Provender for the Monastery' and a teabowl painted with the Baptism of Christ, teapot stand 13.5cm wide ( 4)
Estimate: | £80 - £120 |
Hammer price: | £190 |
Teapot stand and teabowl with lovers and cupid- teapot stand with a fine short glaze crack to the outside of the rim. Firing crack running along the rim, approx. 1cm length. Some wear. The teabowl has been broken and glued with three chips to the rim
Coffee cup- haircrack running beneath lower handle terminal, approx. 5cm diameter. Some small chips and nibbles around the rim. Some wear. Some glaze impurities to the interior
Teabowl- Shallow chip to outer rim. Two haircracks to the rim, approx. 6cm and 4cm length.