An Bow coffee cup, circa 1755

The cup enamelled with a paeony in vibrant famille rose colours, the reverse with a small insect and a meandering spray of flowers.

An overglaze painted script mark ‘G’  to base

Height 6.3 cm

Condition: Good, outer footrim partly unglazed, slight wear to enamels of insect

For a similar teabowl and saucer see Simon Spero “Fifteen years among furnaces”, 2012, No. 6, p21

£195