A set of rare gilt-incised 'chicken blood'-soapstone cups and dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 芙蓉石雕盃及小盤一組四件

Property from an old French family collection

A set of rare gilt-incised 'chicken blood'-soapstone cups and dish

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

comprising a pair of wine cups, a footed beaker and a lobed dish, each finely incised and gilt with flowers and birds between stylised borders, the 'chicken blood' stone of deep reddish brown colour with paler veins

Saucer D. 12.2 cm, 4¾ in.; cup D. 8 cm, 3⅛ in;

each cup of the pair D. 7 cm, 2¾ in.

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Collection particulière française

Paire de coupes à vin, et ensemble de coupe et soucoupe en stéatite sculptée, dynastie Qing, époque Kangxi

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法國私人收藏

清康熙 芙蓉石雕盃及小盤一組四件