A FAMILLE ROSE 'MAGPIE AND PRUNUS' CUP, BOWL, AND DISH
A FAMILLE ROSE 'MAGPIE AND PRUNUS' CUP, BOWL, AND DISH

GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1876-1908)

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A FAMILLE ROSE 'MAGPIE AND PRUNUS' CUP, BOWL, AND DISH
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1876-1908)
Each vessel is finely enamelled with magpies amongst a multitude of blossoming prunus flowers on branches, all reserved on a yellow ground below a gilt rim. The reverse of the dish is decorated with three flower sprays.
The largest, 7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The cup: Christie's New York, 17 September 2008, lot 524.
The bowl: acquired in Europe in 2007.
A private European Collection.

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