A CANTON ENAMEL EWER AND COVER AND TWO CANTON ENAMEL CUPS AND A SAUCER Qianlong Comprising: a ewer rising from a short spreading foot to a long waisted neck joined to a large loop handle and s-shaped spout, the pear-shaped body decorated with brightly coloured floral motifs and scrolling vines on a yellow ground, a drop-shaped panel on either side of the body depicting Shoulao under a pine tree, the domed cover with a bud-shaped finial; a teacup painted with a mountain village landscape and another with a border of flowers and vines entwined towards a band of lotus petals below, both with s-shaped handles and a blue floral motif on the interior; together with a saucer with lobed rim and foliate border depicting a European couple courting under a tree surrounded by mountains and rockwork, a pink chrysanthemum painted on the reverse. The ewer 26.5cm (10.4 in) high, the dish 11.3cm (4.45 in) diam. (5). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清乾隆 廣彩繪執壺、盃兩件及小盤 Provenance: Acquired from Arthur Harris, London, in June 2002 (the ewer) (collector's notes) Produced in Guangdong province, close to China's trading ports, Canton enamel was widely distributed in the 18th century. It was particularly popular among upper-class Europeans because of its colourful designs and foreign yet familiar figural scenes, but it was also sold to the Islamic market, as the ewer in this present lot is designed to have been. See a similar Canton enamel ewer without the lid, 18th century, sold at Christie's London, 7th August 2012, lot 119. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing