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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE MILLE FLEURS CUPSPAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE MILLE FLEURS CUPS
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Sotheby’s London, 5 November 2008, lot 216.otheby’s London, 5 November 2008, lot 216.o
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J JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE IAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN IRON RED ANDD OF THE
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PERIOD (1796-1820)ERIOD (1796-1820)
T The lovely mille feurs, or wanhuajin (myriad fower brocade), design seen on he lovely mille feurs or wanhuajin (myriad fower brocade) design seen on
Each cup is fnely potted with deep sides, and decorated on the exterior with a
these beautiful cups was developed in the Qianlong reign (1736-1795) and
dense allover pattern
continued to be much admired at the court during the reign of the Jiaqing
of various fowers below the gilded mouth rim.
Emperor. The pattern is a masterpiece of design, interweaving the fowers to
2¬ in. (6.8 cm.) high form a harmonious overall decoration.
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$20,000-30,000 Compare the similar pair of Jiaqing-marked mille feurs cups sold at Christie’s
New York, 17 September 2008, lot 518, and another pair, from the Edward T.
Chow Collection, illustrated by C. and M. Beurdeley in La Ceramique Chinoise,
Fribourg, 1974, no. 151. The latter pair was later sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong,
The Edward T. Chow Collection, Part One, 25 November 1980, lot 171.
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