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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValerieK, post: 3029652, member: 7360&quot;]I wonder if there is any connection with the colour and the flea, must look it up! </p><p><br /></p><p>What a fabulous cup and saucer!&nbsp; I would never have guessed it was Chinese, was it a replacement for a European service?&nbsp; With Europeans copying the Chinese and each other, and the Chinese copying the Europeans, it takes a real expert to sort it all out.&nbsp; I doubt if I will ever handle enough relevant pieces to get a feel for it, I still can&#039;t tell soft paste from hard paste!&nbsp; If it was a European practice to turn flaws into insects, that does make me wonder, although whether it was European decorated by German decorators or by someone imitating Chinese decoration or vice versa . . .&nbsp; Looking closely at the body of the insect, it may be a bit of grit or other matter, with legs etc painted around it!&nbsp; The only similar decoration I have been able to find is a Qianlong piece for sale, (at a fabulous price!), which is described as rare:</p><p><a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/asian-art-furniture/ceramics/chinese-qianlong-puce-decorated-porcelain-plate-18th-century/id-f_14509952/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/asian-art-furniture/ceramics/chinese-qianlong-puce-decorated-porcelain-plate-18th-century/id-f_14509952/" rel="nofollow">https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/asian-art-furniture/ceramics/chinese-qianlong-puce-decorated-porcelain-plate-18th-century/id-f_14509952/</a></p><p>Of course that may have been made in China imitating European decoration . . .</p><p>Many thanks for your comments, much appreciated![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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