Description
Chinese export European subject porcelain tea bowl and saucer, Qianlong ca. 1745. Decorated with a partially nude woman seated en deshabille at her dressing table. Surrounded by a gilt-chain, the rims with a band of puce leaf scrolls.
Provenance: The W. Martin-Hurst Collection Sotheby's, New York, "Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh," 19 October 2000, Lot 340; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
(Cup) height: 1 3/4 in x diameter: 3 in. (Saucer) diameter: 4 3/4 in.
Provenance: The W. Martin-Hurst Collection Sotheby's, New York, "Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh," 19 October 2000, Lot 340; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
(Cup) height: 1 3/4 in x diameter: 3 in. (Saucer) diameter: 4 3/4 in.
Condition
The saucer has been broken into at least six pieces and repaired. One piece along the rim is new. There is a minute chip to the upper rim of the cup. Some loss to the gilt decoration. Light wear to the footrims.
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Chinese Export European Subject Tea Bowl & Saucer
Estimate $400-$800
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Leo & Doris Hodroff Chinese Export Collection
Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM ESTSt. Paul, MN, United States
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