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429 PROVENANCE
A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE ‘CHICKEN’ CUPS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) Collection predominantly acquired in the 1970s in the UK.

The cups are decorated to the exterior with a continuous scene 清康熙 彩繪雞缸杯一對

depicting a cockerel, hen and chicks beside fowers and rocks.

The bases each have an apocryphal six-character Chenghua

mark.

3¡ in. (8.5 cm.) diam. (2)

£3,000-5,000 $3,800-6,300
€3,500-5,800

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A DOUCAI ‘SANDUO’ BOWL
18TH CENTURY

The rounded bowl is decorated with
three fruiting and fowering sprays of
pomegranate, lychee, and fnger citron,
the sanduo (Three Abundances). The
base has an apocryphal Chenghua mark.
3¬ in. (9.1 cm.) diam.

£1,000-2,000 $1,300-2,500
€1,200-2,300

430 PROVENANCE
130 CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES
Collection predominantly acquired in the
1970s in the UK.

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