The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1841
Two London-decorated Chinese porcelain coffee cups, c.1760, painted by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale in
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £277
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Description
Two London-decorated Chinese porcelain coffee cups, c.1760, painted by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale in the atelier of James Giles, one with two figures standing on a shoreline, the other with a figure in boat, a saucer painted in the Giles workshop with two figures filling long-stemmed pipes, and a teabowl painted in the Meissen manner with a harbour scene, some chipping, 11.4cm max. (4)
Illustrated: Stephen Hanscombe, The Early James Giles, no.129 for the first cup, and no.120 for the saucer.