A LIMEHOUSE DECORATED DEHUA TEA BOWL

probably late 17th century with an incised seal, the decoration circa 1746-9, of cinquefoil form, covered in a turquoise glaze, the moulded relief of two flower sprays, a seated figure and a thatched cottage, covered in an aubergine glaze, 8cm wide

Provenance: The Earl of Ilchester, Melbury House.
Bt. Duke’s, 31st July 2014, lot 465.