A 'Sample' Coffee Cup and Saucer, ca. 1800
decorated in gilt, blue, and purple with foliate and fruit motifs with various patterns along border; bearing monogram A.T.; diameter of saucer: 5 1/4 in., height of cup: 2 1/2 in.

Other Notes: This lot is from a 'sample set' that was exported from China to allow European and American purchasers to select from eight stock borders. For more information see Mueller, Shirley. Chinese Export Porcelain Curiosities. Oxford: 2000, vol. XLVI, no. I, pp. 25-26.

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