A group of 18th century Chinese porcelain painted en grisaille, circa 1750, comprising a tea bowl, saucer and vase, picked out in iron red, each depicting Cupid & Psyche, a lobed cream jug depicting Juno, and a vase and cover depicting Venus & Cupid, the base with applied scrolls, the latter two heightened with gilding, the vases 12.5cm & 14cm
Sold for £400
Condition Report
The tea bowl has a fine 3cm hairline crack. Cupid & Psyche vase has a 1cm rim crack, the lid has a restored knop and restored rim chips, gilding partially erased to the base of the vase. The cream jug has two firing cracks to the spout and a small interior rim firing crack, a small glaze/frit chip to the handle. The Venus vase and cover has minor fritting to the rim of the lid and vase rim, gilding is partially rubbed.
A group of 18th century Chinese porcelain painted en grisaille, circa 1750, comprising a tea bowl, saucer and vase, picked out in iron red, each depicting Cupid & Psyche, a lobed cream jug depicting Juno, and a vase and cover depicting Venus & Cupid, the base with applied scrolls, the latter two heightened with gilding, the vases 12.5cm & 14cm