A pair of Chinese famille rose 'European subject' cups and saucers, Qianlong

Dia.: 11,9 cm (the saucers)
Dia.: 7,7 cm - H.: 4,1 cm (the cups)

The scene, depicting a couple in a garden, was taken from an engraving entitled Le Printemps by Nicolas de Larmessin III (1684-1755), a French print-maker. This was part of a series of engravings, Les Quatre Saisons, devoted to the four seasons and produced around 1740-45, after a painting by Nicholas Lancret (1690-1743) of 1738.

Ref.: 
- Rob Michiels Auctions, 24 April 2016, lot 817, for a single identical saucer. (sold EUR 1.235,00) (link)
- The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession number CIRC.159-1963, for a plate with this design. (link)

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(UV-checked)
- One saucer is in excellent condition, with minor normal superficial wear.
- One saucer is in quasi-excellent condition, with a small fleabite to the rim and a short glaze line.
- One cup with a hairline to the rim.
- One cup with a hairline to the rim and a star-shaped glaze line to the bottom.

品相報告：（已用紫外線光檢查）
- 一個碟子全品，表面自然磨損痕跡。
- 一個碟子近乎全品，口沿有一處小蟲咬和一條短驚釉線。
- 一個杯子的口沿有一條衝線。
- 一個杯子的口沿有一條衝線，底部有一處星形驚釉。

Adjudication frais incl.: € 2.340