Lot Essay
Cf. a similar pair of 'in and out' cups with matching saucers sold in these Rooms, 25 March 1996, lot 76
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF FAMILLE ROSE STRAITS CHINESE CERAMICS
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising a pair of pink-ground 'in and out' teacups decorated with the flowers of the four seasons, iron-red Guangxu marks, minute restored rim chips, hairline crack to one; a pair of lime-green-ground teacups with peony branches, indecipherable iron-red marks; two green-ground teacups with a phoenix in flight and peonies, iron-red Tongzhi and Zhong Hua Min Guo marks, rim frits and minor glaze chips; and a pair of lime-green-ground dishes with a crane medallion surrounded by a band of peonies beneath a Buddhist emblem border, hairline crack to one
the 'in and out' cups 3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) diam., not illustrated (8)
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising a pair of pink-ground 'in and out' teacups decorated with the flowers of the four seasons, iron-red Guangxu marks, minute restored rim chips, hairline crack to one; a pair of lime-green-ground teacups with peony branches, indecipherable iron-red marks; two green-ground teacups with a phoenix in flight and peonies, iron-red Tongzhi and Zhong Hua Min Guo marks, rim frits and minor glaze chips; and a pair of lime-green-ground dishes with a crane medallion surrounded by a band of peonies beneath a Buddhist emblem border, hairline crack to one
the 'in and out' cups 3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) diam., not illustrated (8)