Lot 101
Lot 101
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PROPERTY OF A DUTCH GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF GRISAILLE-DECORATED 'GEESE' CUPS

18TH CENTURY OR LATER, BIDING RUYI MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE

Price Realised GBP 10,625
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GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500
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A PAIR OF GRISAILLE-DECORATED 'GEESE' CUPS

18TH CENTURY OR LATER, BIDING RUYI MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE

Price Realised GBP 10,625
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Price Realised GBP 10,625
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Each cup is modelled in the form of mantou xin bowls, with rounded walls and a slightly domed base. Each exterior is decorated en grisaille with three geese standing amongst plants and rocks and a further goose in flight. The underside is decorated with a brush, ingot, and ruyi sceptre in underglaze blue, representing the phrase 'biding ruyi'.
3½ in. (9 cm.) diam.


Provenance
Amassed in Europe in the 1980s.
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