Lot 58
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AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE ROSE ARCHAISTIC LIBATION CUP
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AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE ROSE ARCHAISTIC LIBATION CUP

18TH CENTURY

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AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE ROSE ARCHAISTIC LIBATION CUP
18th Century
Of rectangular section, finely incised around the flaring neck and base with plantain leaves, the mid-section moulded and incised with an archaistic motif, applied on three sides with vertical flanges and on one side with an openwork pink-enamelled handle comprising chilong dragons crawling towards and over the rim
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.)
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VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium

Lot Essay

Compare the example illustrated in S. W. Bushell, Oriental Ceramic Art, London, 1981, p.213, fig.278, which has very similar shape and design to the present lot, but with the chilong dragons enamelled in different colours and probably with gold outlines and speckles. The author has dated it to the Qianlong period.

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