Lot 873. A rare famille rose magnolia-form cup, Qianlong four-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 17,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

Modeled as a magnolia blossom with overlapping petals enameled in pale lime green shading to ivory below the gilded rim, borne on a budding branch that forms the foot, the interior covered in turquoise enamel.

Provenance: Mr. & Mrs. F. Brodie Lodge (1860-1967) Collection.
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 27 May 1971.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

Literature: Oriental Ceramic Society, Catalogue of the Exhibition of Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty, London, 1951, p. 74, no. 260.

Exhibited: London, Oriental Ceramic Society, Catalogue of the Exhibition of Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty, 23 May-21 July 1951, no. 260.

Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, New York, 24 September 2020