A CHINESE EXPORT TEABOWL AND SAUCER circa 1740-50

each painted with two couples, one tussling over her fan in his left hand and his hat in her right hand, and the other seated on the ground and enjoying a picnic, his right arm around her shoulder and his left hand pouring her a glass of wine, a town seen in the distance, and the interior rim with a border of gilt dotted trelliswork alternating with rose floral devices.  The saucer with a small hair crack.

Mrs. Helen Glatz, London
The collection of François Hervouët, Belgium, nos. 702 and 701, sold, Sotheby's, London, November 3, 1987, lot 830

(the saucer) François and Nicole Hervouët and Yves Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décor Occidental, p. 171, no. 7.87

Cup with interior rim gilding worn away; saucer with rim gilding rubbed, 2mm chip at 9 o'clock, one minor chip at 5 o'clock and a 3/4-in. haircrack at approximately 1-2 o'clock; both pieces with Hervouet sticker.
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Although the print or prints that served as the inspiration for this decoration have not been traced, it clearly represents a recurring theme in the 18^th century of 'Marital Discord and Concord.'

A small oval dish from the same service, which was a Christmas present in 1949 from King Umberto to Eduardo Malta, is illustrated by Hyde, Silva and Malta, p. 49.  A silver-shape coffee pot with this decoration was sold at Sotheby's in London on November 18, 1998, lot 1096.