Dish, cup and saucer c. 1750 - 1774
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This anonymous dish, cup, and saucer set from c. 1750-1774 is a beautiful example of Rococo porcelain. The delicate, hand-painted scene of cherubs playing in a garden is framed by a stylized floral border with gilded accents. The pale background and intricate details of the cherubs’ drapery and the foliage show the skill of the artist and the elegance of this style. This set would have been a prized possession in a fashionable household of the period.
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Porcelain was fired in Jingdezhen, in the southern China interior, large quantities of which were brought to Canton to be embellished in workshops specialized in applying enamel and gold decorations. This was quite often done following a model provided by the European commissioners, as here. In this case the example was an etch of Jacob de Wit.
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