A CHINESE TEA BOWL AND SAUCER

the porcelain late Kangxi, with blue square seal marks, the engraving probably Dresden, circa 1720-25, painted in underglaze blue with birds perched on flowering branches issuing from rockwork, the Batavian brown exterior wheel engraved, each with a flying Cupid holding an arrow and a heart and birds perched on flowering branches and a basket, 11.5cm diameter

Provenance: Bt. Robert McPherson Antiques, June 2014.

Literature: Espir, op.cit., fig.12.