A FINE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS, LATE YONGZHENG TO EARLY QIANLONG PERIODChina, circa 1730-1740. The dishes each with fluted sides and scalloped rim, finely decorated in gilt and bright enamels to the center with a roundel enclosing a lady seated on a rockwork bench below a flowering prunus tree and with two fluttering butterflies, and to the sides with colorful panels, some of which are decorated with diaper patterns including wan symbols and circular designs. The c similarly decorated with a roundel at the well, colorful panels to the exterior walls below a scalloped rim, and neatly incised in anhua at the interior sides to depict bamboo stalks.Provenance: S. Marchant & Son, London, 2005. Richard and Maxine Markell, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice from S. Marchant & Son, London, dated 2 April 2005, dating the piece to the Yongzheng or early Qianlong period, circa 1735, and stating a purchase price of USD 3,500 or approx.EUR 5,100 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), apanies this lot. The base of one dish with an old label, ‘Marchant London Qianlong 1736-1795’. Richard Markell (1932-2021) was the son of chiropractor Maurice J. Markell, who established the family business Markell Shoes focusing on orthopedic footwear and orthotic devices. Richard and his wife Maxine (1935-2019) were avid collectors of Asian art, specializing in Chinese porcelain. Over the years, the couple amassed an extraordinary selection of extremely well-enameled pieces. They bought from some of the best dealers of their generation, and their purchases spanned 250 years of Chinese porcelain production.Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear and remarkably bright enamels, few microscopic frits and nibbles to the rims, expected manufacturing flaws including dark spots.Weight: 70.7 g and 62.1 g (the dishes), and 40.7 g and 40.0 g (the c)Dimensions: Diameter 10.7 cm and 10.6 cm (the dishes), and 6.5 cm (each cup)Each set with a well carved and fitted wood presentation stand. (6)Literatureparison:Compare a closely related tea bowl and saucer with fishermen at the center, now in the Hodroff Collection, formerly in the Martin-Hurst and Mottahedeh Collections, is illustrated by D. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, London, 1994, p.175, no.198. For a related example painted with a fisherman at the center, see David Howard and John Ayers, China for the West, Vol. I, London and New York, 1978, p. 156, pl. 139.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s London, 10 April 2002, lot 408Price: GBP 1,998 or approx.EUR 4,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of fluted famille rose tea bowls and saucers, circa 1730-40Expert remark:pare the closely related form and decoration.雍正末期至乾隆初期一對粉彩茶碗與碟子中國，約1730-1740年。碟子扇形邊緣，中央開光，描繪了一位坐在