Chinese Export cup + saucer, Meissen shape, underglaze landscapes with European gilt, c. 1760
$245.00 AUD
Chinese export cup and saucer, the shape based on a Meissen model of the 1750’s, with ogee-shape body & petal lobed rims, painted in underglaze blue with Chinese river landscapes, the saucer with gold border added in Europe.
Circa 1760
saucer 13.2cm
Condition: good with minor signs of age, wear to gold
The cup is the right shape for the saucer, but the pattern is slightly different, suggesting they were not originally form the same service; the gold only appears on the saucer, and is typical of the enhancements done once imported into Europe by decorating studios eager to make their products more appealing to their customers.
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