A SET OF TWO CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL WINE CUPS WITH MATCHING WARMERS, QING DYNASTY
China, 19th century. The foot rim of each cup fitting snugly into the mouth of the corresponding warmer, all with gilt rims, the exteriors finely decorated in bright enamels with mirrored designs. The warmers with stylized flowerheads borne on leafy vines between bands of lappets and ruyi heads, the cups with butterflies fluttering amid similar floral motifs, all against a turquoise ground. (4)


Provenance:
From a private collection in Finland. The base of one warmer is inscribed with an old collector’s number, ‘5054’, the other with remnants of a similar inscription.

Condition:
Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, including expected pitting. Tiny losses to enamels, minor rubbing to gilt, small nicks to edges, occasional light scratches, one warmer with a small dent to the base.The interior with minor losses to enamels.

Weight: 315.2 g and 305.3 g
Dimensions: Height 10 cm and 9.9 cm


The interiors of the cups
with lotus scroll and butterflies against a dark-blue ground to the sides, and a central butterfly surrounded by floral scroll against a lime-green ground, all below a band of ruyi heads.


Literature comparison:

Compare a related wine cup and warmer set at Christie's London, 30 March 1983, lot 68.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 2013, lot 328
Price: USD 10,000 or approx.
EUR 12,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A cloisonné wine cup and a warmer, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note that this lot only comprises a single wine cup and warmer.




清代一套掐絲琺瑯酒杯及暖杯

中國，十九世紀。 杯足緣緊貼對應暖爐的口，子母口，鎏金。外壁明亮琺瑯，精美絕倫，松石綠色地，飾卷葉花卉紋和如意紋，杯子上可見花草之間的蝴蝶飛舞。杯內深藍色地繪纏枝蓮紋蝴蝶，灰綠色底中央繪纏枝花卉蝴蝶，下飾一圈如意紋。


來源：
芬蘭私人收藏。一個酒杯底座上刻有收藏編號 “5054”，另一個酒杯底座上也刻有類似編號的痕跡。

品相：
狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造不規則，包括點蝕。琺瑯有微小缺損，鍍金有輕微摩擦，邊緣有小刻痕，局部有輕微劃痕，一個酒杯底座有一個小凹痕。內部琺瑯有小缺損。

重量：分別315.2克與305.3克
尺寸：高 10 厘米與9.9 厘米


文獻比較：

比較一件相近的酒杯和溫酒盞組，見倫敦佳士得，1983年3月30日，lot 68。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2013年3月19日，lot 328
價格：USD 10,000（相當於今日
EUR 12,000
）
描述：清十九世紀掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋酒盃配溫酒盞
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和裝飾。請注意此為一件酒盃配溫酒盞組。