A Chelsea teacup and saucer c.1760-65

A Chelsea teacup and saucer c.1760-65, finely painted with chinoiserie scenes of Oriental musicians seated amidst rococo foliage with birds perched around, reserved on a claret ground, gold anchor marks, some faults, 13.5cm. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of A B Burney, then from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.

Exhibited: Chelsea Town Hall, June 1924, in aid of the funds of the Cheyne Hospital for Children, no.51. The saucer with a paper label pertaining to this.