The Phillip Allen Collection - 16th November 2023
Lot 1264
FIVE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE LIBATION CUPS
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1638
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Description
FIVE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE LIBATION CUPS
QING DYNASTY
The cups shaped as rhinoceros horns and variously moulded with dragons, deer, lion dogs, cranes and pine trees, 15.5cm max. (5)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).
Cf. PJ Donnelly Blanc de Chine pl.26, A for a similar example.