A Nove teabowl and saucer, c.1790, painted perhaps by Giovanni Marcon, the teabowl with two soldiers

A Nove teabowl and saucer, c.1790, painted perhaps by Giovanni Marcon, the teabowl with two soldiers on horseback riding into a distant town in a continuous landscape, the saucer with two figures seated beside Classical ruins, red star marks, incised X to the saucer, 11.7cm. (2)

Giovanni Marcon worked under Francesco Parolin at Pasquale Antonibon's factory from 1781 into the early 19th century. He had the reputation of being an eccentric and was said to only work on Tuesdays. His work is exemplified by the sketched simplicity of his brushstrokes, the introduction of new colours and extensive distant backgrounds.