A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'EUROPEAN-SUBJECT' PLATES, AND A TEAPOT AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1750
The plates enamelled at the centre with 'The Departure of the Pilgrims for the Isles of Cythera' after an engraving of 1708 by Bernard Picart; the teapot decorated with a version of the same scene, circa 1760-1765
The plates 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) diameter
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'EUROPEAN-SUBJECT' PLATES, AND A TEAPOT AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1750
The plates enamelled at the centre with 'The Departure of the Pilgrims for the Isles of Cythera' after an engraving of 1708 by Bernard Picart; the teapot decorated with a version of the same scene, circa 1760-1765
The plates 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) diameter
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