A pair of Chinese blue and white sauce-boats, a blue and white teapot and cover and a European-decorated teapot and cover

A pair of Chinese blue and white sauce-boats, a blue and white teapot and cover and a European-decorated teapot and cover
18th Century
The sauce-boats each after a European silver shape, painted with panels enclosing birds perched on flowering branches, frits, 24.5 cm. wide; a blue and white melon-shaped teapot decorated with panels of zotjes alternate flowers, the C-shaped handle simulating bamboo, the slightly domed cover with bud finial, 13.5 cm. high; and a European-decorated teapot of globular shape decorated with a variation on the well-known 'Parasol Ladies' motive by Cornelis Pronk, the flat cover decorated en suite, rubbing to gilt, 9 cm. high, some wear and damage (4)