SEVEN ‘FAMILLE ROSE’ AND GILT MOULDED TEA SERVICE PIECES

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SEVEN ‘FAMILLE ROSE’ AND GILT MOULDED TEA SERVICE PIECES
Qing dynasty, early Qianlong period
the teapot 10,5 cm high, the milk jug 12,5 cm high, the tea caddy 13 cm high, the saucers 10,9 cm diam, the cups 4,7 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. nn. 4103, 4105, 4107, 4110, 4112.

The decoration on all the seven pieces is a combination of a painted and gilt aquatic scene with fishes swimming amidst lotuses and other plants together with moulded and enamelled lotus sprays.