A VERY RARE GOLD CUP WITH CHASED DECORATION SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)

A VERY RARE GOLD CUP WITH CHASED DECORATION
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The shallow cup is of slightly irregular, circular form, and is finely chased in the center of the interior with a delicate leafy spray bearing a lotus bud and two lotus flowers. The rim of the cup is set on one side with a flat, crescent-shaped, lobed flange chased with a single fruit flanked by leaves and projects over a plain loop handle.
4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) wide, cloth box

Provenance
The Zhang Renjie (1877-1950), Ton-Ying Collection.
Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1940) Collection.
Collection of Senator Hugh Scott (1900-1994).
Sotheby's New York, 4 June 1985, lot 37.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4726.