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1826
352843

A set of four cups, China, presumably Republic.

Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
390 - 585 EUR
453 - 680 USD
Hammer price
155 000 SEK
Bidding requires special pre approval.
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A set of four cups, China, presumably Republic.

Decorated with a boy, rooster, hen and chickens as well as a long story. Two with Qianlong underglaze sealmark, two with overglaze sealmark. Height 7-7,3 cm.

Wear.

Provenance

From the Collection of Rut Nordström, a Swedish Antique dealer in Stockholm opening her store in the 1950's. Situated at Munkbron in Old Town. Thence by descent.

Literature

Compare a similar example illustrated by Rosemary Scott; For the Imperial Court, Qing Porcelain from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, p 98, pl. 33.

More information

The inscription refers to the wonders of earlier ceramics, especially of the Xuande period and the chicken cups of the Chenghua period. It praises the skill of enamelling.