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Lot 171

A CHINESE SAUCER PAINTED “EN CAMAÏEU VERTE”

circa 1758-63, with rustic scene in front of a farmhouse, within gilt dentil borders, London painted, probably in the workshop of James Giles, 12cm diameter; together with a Chelsea bucket-shaped tea bowl similarly painted with a river landscape, with gold anchor mark, circa 1760, attributed to J.H. O’Neale, 7cm diameter (2)

Provenance: The Saucer: Watney Collection, Phillips Part II, 10th May 2000.
The cup: the late Charles E. Boast. Bt. E & H Manners, 3rd December 2010.

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £100 - £200
Hammer price: £1,000
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Literature: “The Early James Giles and his Contemporary London Decorators”, by Stephen Hanscombe, no. 144. Espir, op.cit., p.234, fig.37.

Saucer has a hairline crack running from the edge almost to the footrim, which is visible to the naked eye, otherwise both pieces appear to be in overall good order with no obvious signs of damage or restoration

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