An unusual Chinese porcelain cup set and cover, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1890

Description

An unusual Chinese porcelain cup set and cover, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1890,

the domed lid with peach finial, painted with immortals and text, the graduated seven cups painted with further immortals in landscapes, 9cm high, 10.3cm diameter. Two bowls, covers and saucers, painted with women, immortals, and animals as well as text, seal marks in red - probably Xianfeng (1851-1861)

Provenance:
The Livingston Collection

Condition report:

cup set: largest bowl with gold repair and cracks emanating from that repair. The second smallest bowl with hairline crack.

one lid with a barely discernible hairline crack, remaining pieces all good. a small amount of rubbing to the gilding