
Chinese Export Saucer Decorated En Grisaille
With a pair of lovers seated on a log being observed by two boys
Qianlong mid 18thC
Diameter; 4 3/4″ (12.1 cm )
Condition; wear to mans foot.
A grisaille version of “Romantic Conversation” probably after a print by the French artist Pater.
See Hervoult, ‘La Porcelaine des Compagnie des Indes a Decors Occidentale’ page 170