Pair Enameled Fish Cups Xianfeng Mark and of Period

Xianfeng Period (1850-1860)

Each finely potted and with gilt rim and eight painted goldfish against an incised ground of stylized waves, the center of interior with a single goldfish, the base of each with an underglaze blue six-character Xianfeng mark. With their original mid-19th Century custom fitted hardwood box. (2)

D. 4 in.

Provenance: (1) Doyle July 23, 2020 Lot 53; (2) Doyle September 10, 2012 Lot 322.