A famille rose VOC cup and saucer
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A famille rose VOC cup and saucer
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PeriodYongzheng period, ca, 1730, ChinaDescriptionThe design of this cup and saucer are based on a coin of the ‘VOC’ ('Verenigde Oost Indische Compagnie', the Dutch East India Company). This coin was issued by the Company in 1728 for use in the Far East and this pattern (which can be found on porcelain tea sets from which this cup and saucer are a part of) may have been made to celebrate the introduction of this new coinage.DimensionsSaucer: D 10.5 cm, Cup: D 6.5 cm, H 3.5 cmLiteratureA teapot (without lid) is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.Condition ReportThe saucer with a very small short hairline (4 mm). A small enamel flake on the surface of the saucer. No other damage and no restoration.
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Titel:
A famille rose VOC cup and saucer
Omschrijving:
PeriodYongzheng period, ca, 1730, ChinaDescriptionThe design of this cup and saucer are based on a coin of the ‘VOC’ ('Verenigde Oost Indische Compagnie', the Dutch East India Company). This coin was issued by the Company in 1728 for use in the Far East and this pattern (which can be found on porcelain tea sets from which this cup and saucer are a part of) may have been made to celebrate the introduction of this new coinage.DimensionsSaucer: D 10.5 cm, Cup: D 6.5 cm, H 3.5 cmLiteratureA teapot (without lid) is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.Condition ReportThe saucer with a very small short hairline (4 mm). A small enamel flake on the surface of the saucer. No other damage and no restoration.