Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art - 15th July 2006

Lot 482

A Chinese famille verte libation cup

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £500

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Description

A Chinese famille verte libation cup, after a bronze form with mythical beasts to the handle and spout. Some restoration. Kangxi 1662-1722, 11cm. Cf. Hobson, Rackham and King, Chinese Ceramics in Private Collections, fig.162 for a similar example from the HJ Oppenheim Collection.