An early Le Nove beaker, c.1762, the flared form painted to one side with the crowned armorial for

An early Le Nove beaker, c.1762, the flared form painted to one side with the crowned armorial for an Italian noble family, the reverse with a large flower spray, and two Le Nove saucers, one painted with a young woman being stabbed by a man, the other with mythological figures in a lakeside setting, damages, 1.7cm max. (3)

The decoration on the first saucer bear similarities to Chinese decoration for the Western market, and it is possible that this saucer copied such an example.

All three pieces were acquired via Hoff Antiques from the same private collection near Venice.