China, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Vividly enameled with an elegant lady seated at a table and painting her nails, within a double circle. Six-character Qianlong reign mark within a double circle on the underside.
Condition: With two larger chips reattached to the lower left of the image as well as with two short hairlines to rim. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since.