TWO FAMILLE VERTE TEA BOWLS, ONE GILT AND IRON RED TEABOWL AND SAUCER AND FIVE PORCELAIN COFFEE CUPS Kangxi-Qianlong Comprising: an iron red and gilt flower-form tea bowl and saucer, decorated with panels of lotus and a boy and lotus medallion to the centre, Johanneum marks N:35; a famille verte tall flaring tea bowl with petal shaped floral panels; a double walled reticulated famille verte tea bowl decorated with chrysanthemum roundels on a brocade pattern ground, the interior with precious objects; and five coffee cups variously enamelled and gilt with: a European couple and hound depicting Governor Duff; a European milkmaid in a landscape; a Meissen-style cup; a puce enamelled European landscape; and shaped floral panels, the last two on white slip floral grounds. The flower-form saucer: 13cm (5 1/8in) wide. (9). Footnotes: 清康熙至乾隆 五彩茶盌兩件、礬紅描金盌及托及咖啡盃五件 Provenance: The collection of Augustus the Strong of Saxony (1694-1733) (the flower-form tea bowl and saucer)(collector's notes) Acquired from Elizabeth Hand, Petworth, before 1990 (the milkmaid cup)(collector's notes) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, 2002 (the tall cup)(collector's notes) Acquired from Philip Thomas, Prestige Antiques, June 2008 (the double walled tea bowl)(collector's notes) Jill McNeile collection nos. 223, 284 and 301 (labels); acquired from Woolley and Wallis, 17th October 2017, lot 1556 (part lot)(the two white slip ground cups and the Meissen-style cup)(collector's notes) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Drinking at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Whites' House collection, vol. 2, n.p., 2021, p.210-211 (part lot); p.428 (the double walled cup) Augustus the Strong (Augustus II), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (1670-1733) was an avid art collector. He amassed an extensive collection of porcelain which was housed in the 'Japanese Palace' in Dresden. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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