Description: A VERY RARE QIANLONG CUP AND SAUCER Chinese export porcelain, Qianlong period (1736-1795), ca. 1775, decoration depicting european figures, known as "serving tea". Cup with small firing defect. Ref.: Fran?ois & Nicole Hervou?t, "La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Déccor Occidental", p. 130, fig. 6.45. Diam. (cup): 8,8 cm. Diam. (saucer): 14 cm.