A Meissen two-handled cup, c.1730, painted in Kakiemon enamels with the Gelbe Löwe pattern, a tiger

A Meissen two-handled cup, c.1730, painted in Kakiemon enamels with the Gelbe Löwe pattern, a tiger curled around a stem of bamboo, the reverse with gnarled prunus branches, the handles formed as the heads of birds, probably eagles, puce crossed swords mark over an underglaze blue crossed swords mark, 6.8cm high.

Provenance: the Henry Lawrence Collection. Purchased Christie's, 19th April 2011, lot 162. Formerly The Estate of Dr Joseph Kler, sold at Christie's New York, 27th April 1984, lot 42; and the Kathy Gillmeister Collection, California.

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.