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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.
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.