A GROUP OF EXPORT GRISAILLE AND GILT 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' PORCELAIN WARES 18th century Comprising: a cup and saucer decorated with archers in a continuous riverscape with pavilions and mountains; a cup with an oval panel enclosing a European lady and attendant in an interior setting; a cup decorated with two panels each depicting a figure trimming nails accompanied by an attendant; a cup painted with a nursing mother, a baby and a gentleman in a landscape; a cup and saucer decorated with borders of batons, coronets, floral swags and cornucopia, the central figure Jupiter sitting amongst clouds, riding an eagle and brandishing thunderbolts; a 'pastoral' saucer depicting a shepherdess, shepherd and sheep in an idyllic landscape; a saucer decorated with Juno at the centre bordered by elaborate floral design; a saucer depicting a lady and boy fishing next to rockwork and banana trees in a riverscape; a small saucer painted with figures conversing in a garden; a circular plate decorated with a crest for Abraham de Derde of Middleburg to the centre surrounded by a shaped diaper border; and an octagonal plate painted with the Birkbeck Coat of Arms, a band of finely painted flowers, butterflies and insects beneath the rim. The largest: 22.5cm (8 7/8in) diam. (13). Footnotes: 十八世紀 墨彩描金歐洲人物瓷器一組 Provenance: Sotheby's, 2001 (the 'pastoral' saucer)(collector's notes) Christie's London, 16th May 2002, lot 374 (the 'Jupiter' cup and saucer)(collector's notes) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, 2004 (the 'nursing' cup and the boudoir 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.212 (part lot) M. White, Eating at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White collection, vol. 3, n.p., 2022, p.122-123 (the two largest dishes) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing