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Tea Bowl Painted with Butterflies, Chinese, Dutch Decorated, circa 1740

About the Item

Finely potted porcelain tea bowl, with superb Dutch decoration, after the Dutch naturalist and illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian. The porcelain is extremely thin and translucent.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2 in (5.08 cm)Diameter: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • Style:
    Chinoiserie (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1740
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Invisibly Restored edge chip.
  • Seller Location:
    Melbourne, AU
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 43941stDibs: LU3151310120643
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