Lot 581
  • 581

A pair of small blue and white cups and saucers Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain
  • 10.6cm wide
together with a small Canton enamel 'landscape' cup, 18th/19th century (4.7cm., 1 7/8 in.) and a pair of blanc-de-chine 'Buddhist lion' joss stick holders, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (12.6cm., 5in.)

Condition

Cups and saucers: One saucer with a 1.5cm rim crack. The other saucer with a 3-point star crack to the base (longest branch measuring 2cm). There are fritting to rims. One cup with a 0.5x0.3cm rim chip. Enamel cup: There are vertical rim cracks to the interior and exterior, the longest measuring 2.5cm. The exterior has a 0.3x0.2cm rim chip and the interior has a 0.5x0.2cm shallow flake. The metal foot and mouthrim is gently tarnished. General surface wear. Pair of joss stick holders: Both in good condition apart from small chips to the tip of the tails. One has firing cracks to the base (longest measuring 3cm) and a foot chip measuring 0.2x0.3cm.
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