A porcelain cup and saucer decorated in Famille Rose enamels, with a lobed rim, depicting two jugglers and a tight-rope walker.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

This decoration is uncommon: it is executed in Famille Rose enamels in the manner of so-called “Mandarin” wares. It departs from the usual garden-scene decorations of human figures, and belongs rather to a narrative register.

BIBLIOGRAPHY :

For a set with the same decoration but smaller size, see :

– National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, no. 1903B.a-b-D5.

– Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, no. BK-AM-32-C.

PROVENANCE :

– Luis Alegria, Porto

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