The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1503
A Du Paquier two-handled beaker, c.1720, painted in the manner of Elias Baeck with a Chinese figure
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £479
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Description
A Du Paquier two-handled beaker, c.1720, painted in the manner of Elias Baeck with a Chinese figure holding a parasol, the reverse with a bold flower spray, and a Du Paquier teabowl, c.1730, painted in pale schwarzlot with figures hunting from horseback with birds of prey, a section of the beaker broken and restuck, 8cm max. (2)
Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No.C.568&A-1925 for a teapot with similar 'watercolour' schwarzlot decoration.