A CHINESE EXPORT 'CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' TEABOWL AND SAUCER CIRCA 1770

painted with four Dutch ships at anchor in Table Bay.

There is a shallow half inch slice chip to the bottom of the footrim. The saucer has three less than 1/8 very shallow chips to the rim edge. The gilding is worn on both rims, and there is slight stacking wear to the enamel on the saucer.
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A teabowl in this pattern is illustrated and discussed by Lange, 2005, pp. 185-6, no. 66, who notes that Capetown, founded by the Dutch in 1652, was an important port of call supplying provisions to ships in the China Trade. A teabowl and saucer was in the Collection of Khalil Rizk, sold in these rooms, April 25, 2008, lot 191.