A Famille Rose eggshell porcelain cup and saucer, decorated with a Dutchman smoking a pipe and a half‑naked crouching man.

BIBLIOGRAPHY :

For a saucer with identical decoration, see:

‑ La porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à décor occidental, F. & N. Hervouët, Y. Bruneau, 1986, p.101, fig.4.63.

‑ Porcelaine de Chine à décor occidental provenant principalement de la collection de M. et Mme. F. Hervouët, Morlaix, 27 March 1989, lot 35.

For an identical cup and saucer, see:

‑ From East to West: The Quest for Chinese Export Porcelain with Western Themes (1695–1815), Filomena Cunha Alves, Paulo Cunha Alves, 2016, p.85, fig.41.

PROVENANCE :

– Private English collection

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