A Chinese en grisaille-decorated 'L'amour et Le Badinage' teapot and cover

Reference: ART1003644

The globular teapot is decorated with a scene depicting a courting couple beneath a tree and an amorous couple behind them.

Catalogue note: This European subject design is believed to possibly be a based upon an engraving by the same name by Jean-Baptiste Pater. For this design, see Francois Hervouet, 'La porcelaine de compagnie des Indes', p. 170, im. 7,84.