Six blue and white 'Batavia ware' cups and saucers, 18th century, China, Each decorated in blue and white with stylized lotus scrolls and the outside covered in a solid brown glaze. Not marked. Saucers: D ca. 13.3 cm, Cups: D 8.5 cm, H 4.1 cm, No damages noted; no hairlines, no chips and no restoration. The property of a Dutch nobleman.Provenance: Johannes Bieruma Oosting (1842-1902) and his wife Cornelia Charlotte Brantsma (1848-1894), by descent to their daughter Agatha Victoria Bieruma Oosting (1875-1968). And by descent to the present owner.