A SET OF FOUR RARE GRADUATED SOFT-PASTE FAMILLE ROSE 'EUROPEANS' BOXES AND COVERS Qianlong Three with rounded sides and domed covers, and a fourth with cylindrical sides and a flat top, each decorated to the cover with a rounded rectangular panel depicting a lady and a gentleman, the side and cover with bands of floral scroll, a gilt spearhead band at the rim, the ivory-white glaze with a pale brown craquelure. The largest 10cm (4in) diam. (8). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清乾隆 漿胎粉彩西洋人物蓋盒一組四件 Soft-paste porcelain is low-fired porcelain which became popular during the second quarter of the 18th century. Known in Chinese as huashi, or 'slippery stone', it is known for its creamy-white hue, often suffused with craquelure. Chinese-enamelled soft-paste is particularly rare. A blue and white soft-paste circular snuff box and cover, mid Qianlong, was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 24th November 2013, lot 17. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing