ID 1466590
Lot 1061 | A RARE PAIR OF FINELY DECORATED DOUCAI 'CHICKEN' CUPS
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
The base of each cup is inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark.
Each 2 ½ in. (6.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Thomas R. Vaughan (1908-1979) Collection, New York, and thence by descent within the family.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Yongzheng period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Cups |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Yongzheng period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Cups |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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