A pair of famille verte 'Month' cups, Daoguang six-character seal marks in underglaze-blue and of the period (1821-1850)
A pair of famille verte 'Month' cups, Daoguang six-character seal marks in underglaze-blue and of the period (1821-1850). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.
Each cup is thinly potted with flaring sides, raised on a short foot. The exterior of each cup is finely painted with sprays of narcissi and roses beside rocks, signifying the eleventh month of the year. 2 ? in. (6 cm.) high. Estimate £30,000 – £50,000 ($50,370 - $83,950)
Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 14 September 2011, lot 412.
Notes: Compare the present lot to a pair of Daoguang mark and period wine cups with the same design, which were first sold at Sotheby's London, 9 June 1992, lot 283; then sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2013, lot 3432.
Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 13 May 2014, London, King Street - http://www.christies.com/