A Chine-de-Commande cup and saucer 'Petrus Boudaan', Ca. 1740-45, China, The cup and saucer decorated in grisaille with a gilded border. Showing a portrait of Petrus Boudaan, a Dutch clergyman from Amsterdam, with his coat of arms and name. Saucer: D 11.5 cm, Cups: D 7.2 cm, H 4 cm, Provenance: purchased from Bluett's in 1972. Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The world of Blue and White, 2003, No. 40 A similar cup and saucer are illustrated and discussed on page 299 of 'Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market' by Jochem Kroes.