Lot 223A, A set of six Chinese rouge de fer chicken tea bowls and five saucers, 18th / 19th century, saucers 11.5cm, minor damage

A set of six Chinese rouge de fer 'chicken' tea bowls and five saucers, 18th / 19th century, each painted with a cockerel mounting a hen, saucers 11.5cm, minor damage
Estimate £600-800

The tea bowls and saucers have typical minor glaze imperfections and slight wear to the gilding. Two saucers have a small rim chip with an associated hairline crack and a third saucer has some minute rim chips otherwise in good condition with no restoration detected.


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Sold for £1,900