The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1839
Four Chinese porcelain London-decorated coffee cups, c.1755-60, possibly painted in the atelier of
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £756
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Description
Four Chinese porcelain London-decorated coffee cups, c.1755-60, possibly painted in the atelier of James Giles with figures including ladies in wide crinoline skirts promenading in garden and landscape settings, another with similar decoration in black monochrome over earlier pâte-sur-pâte flowers, some faults, 6.5cm max. (4)
Illustrated: Stephen Hanscombe, The Early James Giles and his Contemporary London Decorators, no.120 (one cup).