Saucer with a mythological image based on the Fire element; Porcelain dish; painted on the glaze in blue; red; pink; green; yellow; black and gold. On the front an allegorical representation of the element Fire with various gods including Jupiter; Vulcan; Venus and a number of Amors in a landscape next to a building; Venus is sitting in a car on a cloud. The performance is based on a print by Antoine Herisset (1685-1769) after a painting by Francesco Albani (1578-1669). The performance is from a series of four; the other elements are Water; Air and Earth. On the underside an old label with 'After painting by Francesco Albani. British Museum '. A crack in the wall. European representation in enamel colors.; anonymous; Italy; c. 1740 - c. 1760; Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Qianlong-period (1736-1795); porcelain (material); glaze; gold (metal); vitrification; h 1.7 cm d 10 cm d 6 cm