A Chinese famille rose porcelain cup and saucer bearing the arms of the Dutch East India Company, Yongzheng period, dated 1728
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ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
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Starting at ZAR 70 000
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Cape Town
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About this Item
A Chinese famille rose porcelain cup and saucer bearing the arms of the Dutch East India Company, Yongzheng period, dated 1728
cup height: 3,5cm; diameter: 6,5cm; saucer height: 2cm; diameter: 10,5cm
Notes
A very rare famille rose cup and saucer decorated with the arms of the Dutch East India Company and the Latin motto Concordia Res Parvae Crescunt (“Small things grow in harmony”). Both pieces bear the VOC monogram. The refined enamelling, pink palette and gold oxide typical of famille rose decoration indicate production during the Yongzheng period.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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