LOT 143 Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Cups with Boy and Chickens
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Pair of Chinese famille rose porcelain cups from the Republic Period decorated with the “Precocious Chicken Boy” with chickens and a poem by the Qianlong emperor. Cups bear apocryphal Qianlong fanggu mark. A very similar and possibly matching cup, part of the Sir Percival David Foundation for Chinese Art, is displayed at the British Museum: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3180958&partId=1&people=162439&page=16&&sortBy=fromDateDesc. These cups were acquired in Japan by Alroy Piepgras, a Northwest Airlines employee who lived in Japan between 1946 and 1952 as part of a project to set up post-WWII air routes for the US army to locations throughout Southeast Asia. During his six year stay, Piepgras and his family acquired a modest collection of Chinese porcelain and other object. Piepgras passed away in 2002, and his wife Helen in 2014, at which point their children inherited their collection. Condition Perfect condition with no chips, cracks or restorations.
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