The bowl and stand, painted after a European engraving by Frederich Bloemart (d.1669), shows Neptune triumphant with trident aloft borne on a pair of dolphins and accompanied by his familiars ‑ tritons and nymphs. The cover decorated with three peony sprays. All three pieces have continuous borders of single cell diaper.
Literature
The original for this design is the baroque drawing by Abraham Bloemart (1564‑1651) which was later engraved by his son Frederick (d.1699). For other examples see Claire le Corbellier, China Trade Porcelains: Patterns of Exchange, p. 66; Gordon, op. cit., p. 61, fig. 45 (dated c.1730); Howard and Ayers, op. cit., fig. 336; Beurdeley, Porcelain of the East India Companies, Cat no. 135; Scheurleer, op. cit., pl. 224.
There is a cup and saucer set of this design at the British Museum, c.1760-1780, musuem number 1953,1015.1.a.
