- 3704
A RARE ENAMEL 'FLORAL' CUP AND SAUCER QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD |
Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 HKD
bidding is closed
Description
- cup h. 4.3 cm, 1 5/8 in.saucer 10.5 cm, 4 1/8 in.
the cup with a U-shaped body resting on a short foot, the exterior enamelled with white flowers against a turquoise 'ice-crackle' ground, the interior enamelled white, all between two gilt-bronze bands encircling the rim and foot; the saucer centred with a recessed circular centre to house the cup, similarly decorated on the cavetto with flowers against a turquoise 'ice-crackle' ground, repeated on a band on the outer rim, the rim with a gilt-bronze band
Provenance
J.J. Lally & Co., New York, label.