A good Chinese celadon two-handled cup 16th / 17th century

£3,000 - £5,000

A good Chinese celadon two-handled cup 16th / 17th century, with an octagonal body raised on a high foot, carved with a wide band of interlinked scrolls, the rim with a key-fret border, the handle thumb pieces worked as animal heads, 12cm. For related examples see Jadeware (II): The Complete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum, no. 192, p. 249.