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YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)
Details
TWO FAMILLE ROSE CUPS AND SAUCERS
YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)
The first cup and ruby-back saucer are decorated with a landscape with a scholar on horseback looking back towards his attendant, and the exterior of the saucer is covered in a crushed-strawberry enamel. The second cup and saucer are decorated in bright enamels with figures engaged in various pursuits with a pagoda in the distance.
First cup and saucer: 3 and 4 9/16 in. (7.5 and 12 cm.) diam.
Second cup and saucer: 3 ½ and 5 1/8 in. (8.8 and 13 cm.) diam.
YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)
The first cup and ruby-back saucer are decorated with a landscape with a scholar on horseback looking back towards his attendant, and the exterior of the saucer is covered in a crushed-strawberry enamel. The second cup and saucer are decorated in bright enamels with figures engaged in various pursuits with a pagoda in the distance.
First cup and saucer: 3 and 4 9/16 in. (7.5 and 12 cm.) diam.
Second cup and saucer: 3 ½ and 5 1/8 in. (8.8 and 13 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, Head of Private sales, Chinese Works of Art, New York