A pair of cloisonné enameled and gilt bronze libation cups and saucers


Qing dynastyEach cup supported by a short foot, its slightly waisted body rising to a lipped rim, decorated in lotus blossoms between bands of ruyi heads and chrysanthemum petal lappets, flanked by a pair of dragonfish handles, each saucer flat with wavy surface rising from a short foot, decorated with a profusion of flower blossoms, the central concave segment fitted to hold the cup, all finely enameled in white, yellow, blue, red and green on a rich turquoise blue ground.4 1/8in (10.5cm) width and 2 1/16in (5.3cm) height of cups5 1/4in (13.3cm) diameter of saucers
|Provenancethe Reid family collectionBonhams, Hong Kong, 27 May 2012, sale 20490, lot 304