each painted with a chinoiserie scene depicting a single figure at work or leisure, within a gilt scrollwork cartouche filled with Böttger lustre and further embellished with iron-red and purple scrolls; the rim with gilt scrollwork border; each teabowl with a spray of indianische blumen to the centre; overglaze blue crossed swords, gilt numeral 20., incised /
Provenance: Newton Don, Kelso; Harrietfield, Kelso; and thence by descent