Lot 101 , A Chinese coral ground chupu and three similar cups, late 19th/early 20th century, H. 3.7cm - 10cm

A Chinese coral ground chupu and three similar cups, late 19th/early 20th century, the cups with famille rose reserves, H. 3.7cm - 10cm
Estimate £40-60

Provenance - The present owner lived and worked in Hong Kong in the late1960s and purchased these pieces from an antique dealer in Hong Kong in February 1968.

Chupu has large chipped area and hairline crack. Cover has several chips to rims. Smallest tea cup has a small chip at rim, as does one of the larger ones. Several imperfections in manufacture and decoration.


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Sold for £20