Lot 209
209
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF PAUL AND HELEN BERNAT
A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE WINE CUP, 19TH CENTURY, with deep, flared sides, delicately painted on the exterior with a bird with brown plumage perched amidst rocks and roses, with a five-character inscription painted in black calligraphy, reading Hua Xi Shi Zi Shi (made by the Hua Xi themselves) and two seals in iron red, the one on the cup interior reading Shang Xin (to take delight in)--2 9/16 in. diam.

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A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE WINE CUP, 19TH CENTURY, with deep, flared sides, delicately painted on the exterior with a bird with brown plumage perched amidst rocks and roses, with a five-character inscription painted in black calligraphy, reading Hua Xi Shi Zi Shi (made by the Hua Xi themselves) and two seals in iron red, the one on the cup interior reading Shang Xin (to take delight in)--2 9/16 in. diam.

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The five character inscription on the outside of the cup reads 'Hua Xi shi zi shi' (made by the Family of Hua Xi themselves). The iron-red seal on the interior of the cup reads 'Shang Xin' (to take delight in)

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