Lot 95
  • 95

A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER circa 1735

Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 USD
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Description

  • height 2 3/16 in.; diameter 4 9/16 in.
  • 5.5 nd 11.5 cm
each painted with two figures in a sampan near cottages on a river bank above or within a yellow line entwined with pink cell diaper ruyi panels, the rim or well with a blue enamel-edged gold Y-diaper border below a green trellis diaper band on the cup rim, the reverse of the cup and the rim of the saucer with floral sprays, and the interior rim of each with a pink trellis diaper border.

Condition

In good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

A teabowl and saucer in this pattern illustrated by Williamson, color pl. XII (bottom, right), were in the Cumberbatch and William Martin-Hurst Collections and sold at Sotheby's in London on February 27, 1973, lot 193; and subsequently were sold in these rooms on January 18, 1997, lot 1201.