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Lot 577
An 18th Century Chinese famille rose porcelain export service comprising a sauce boat decorated with a panel of figures in an extensive landscape with subsidiary ochre landscape panels decorated with birds, all on a gilt ground 13cm (lip is chipped), an ensuite circular deep bowl decorated with a gentleman climbing from a bath with 2 attendants, the reverse with figures in a pavillion terrace with subsidiary ochre landscape panels and panels of birds 12.5cm, a pair of 2 handled baluster sugar bowls and covers decorated with panels of figures in pavillion and landscape panels, the ground with subsidiary ochre panels of landscapes and birds with fruit finials (1 has a restored handle), an odd lid, a deep bowl decorated with figures on pavilion terraces, the ground with ochre subsidiary panels of landscape views with a lady holding a basket over chickens 11cm (cracked), 2 ensuite plates decorated with ochre landscape panels enclosing sprays of famille rose flowers 19.5cm (1 plate is stuck) SOLD £7800

There is extensive rubbing to the gilding on most of the pieces. The Sauce boat has chips to the rim, the deep bowl has two hairline cracks, the sugar bowls both have one repaired handle, one of the plates is smashed and repaired. All other items are in good condition.

From Tea & Dinner Services in the European and Oriental Ceramic and Glassware section in our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Thursday 7th of October 2021