A Meissen porcelain chinoiserie tea bowl and saucer, c.1723-24, painted in the manner of J.G. Hoer...

A Meissen porcelain chinoiserie tea bowl and saucer, c.1723-24, painted in the manner of J.G. Höroldt, the tea bowl with a continuous terrace with chinoiserie figures, one carving rocks with a chisel, a woman with a large vase held by a monkey, the interior with a stylised chinoiserie landscape, the saucer with a figure holding a parasol, his pantaloons enriched in Böttger-lustre, with fantastic beasts nearby, with iron-red double concentric circle supports and cartouches and gilt band rims, the saucer 12.5cm diameterProvenance: The Robert G. Vater Collection of European Ceramics. Photographs: © Christie's ImagesCondition Report: Overall in good decorative order. The saucer with three small flat chip to the underside of the rim (not visible when viewed face on), crescent-shaped 0.8 cm., 0.5 cm. and 0.3 cm. wide. Tiny flat glaze chip to the side of the footrim. Some wear to the broad gilt band around the rim of the saucer and some wear and minor scratching to the enamels in the centre, particularly to the shoulder of the standing figure. The teabowl in good order with just a little wear to the gilt upper rim and a small patch of wear to the gilt band around the footrim.