A PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE 'QUAIL' CUPS REPUBLICAN PERIOD, QIANLONG MARKS |

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 HKD

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Description

6.2 cm, 2 1/2 in.

each painted to the exterior with a pair of quails amongst flowers and millet sprays, the decoration extended over the rim to the interior, inscribed to the base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark, wood stands

Provenance

A European private collection, acquired in Hong Kong ca. 1950s.
Christie’s New York, 18th/19th September 2014, lot 980.