A Capodimonte coffee cup and saucer, circa 1750. Photo Sotheby's

each piece painted in strong enamels with a single flowering plant in 'famille verte' style, fleur-de-lys marks in blue. Estimate 3,000-5,000 GBP

PROVENANCE: Christie's Rome, 24 April 1991, lot 352

NOTE: For a similar cup and saucer painted "a fiori coreani" see A. Caròla-Perrotti, op. cit., Naples, 1986, n.6, p.66.

Sotheby's. The Collection of Giovanni and Gabriella Barilla, Londres | 14 mars 2012