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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE STEMCUP QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- porcelain
the body with deep flaring sides rising from a tall spreading foot, painted around the exterior with lança characters above flowerheads borne on leafy scrolling stems, all above a lappet band at the angled base and pendent jewels around the foot, the interior with a foliate medallion within a double-line border repeated at the rim, the inside edge of the foot inscribed with the six-character seal mark in a line in underglaze-blue
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20th May 1981, lot 747.
Condition
The cup is in very good condition with the exception of a minute burst glaze bubble at the rim.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A closely related stemcup, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in Blue-and-White Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, vol. II, Hong Kong, 1968, pl. 30; two slightly larger examples were sold in these rooms, one, 27th October 1973, lot 266, and the other, 15th April 1980, lot 295; and another was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 12th May 1983, lot 173.