A LONDON-DECORATED DEHUA 'CAPUCHIN' CUP Circa 1690-1710, the decoration circa 1700-20 6.2cm high Footnotes: 清1690至1710年閒 德化紅綠彩白釉小杯 This type of small cup is often called a 'capuchin' and is one of six English shapes found in Dehua porcelain specially commissioned by merchants of the English East India Company. It represents some of the earliest English decoration on white porcelain, see Errol Manners, 'The English Decoration of Oriental Porcelain', ECC Trans, Vol.19, Pt.1 (2005). Compare with a 'capuchin' cup, see Bonhams, London, 27 Nov 2024, lot 176. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing