Vietnamese Pair of Bleu de Hue Soup/Rice Spoons

Vietnamese Pair of Bleu de Hue Porcelain Soup/Rice Spoons (From a Vietnamese Royal Family) - This pair of porcelain soup spoons are elaborately decorated in vivid underglazed blue with an ornate landscape scene. The scene depicts a pagoda in the center with a mountainous background and a villager walking on a bridge to the front. The spoons are very thin, approx. 2mm thick. This piece has excellent investment potential, as it is thought by experts around the world and avid collectors that due to the rapid modernization of Vietnam, Vietnamese antiques will within the next ten years be more valuable than Chinese antiques. According to some of the most expert collectors in the world, what used to sell for hundreds are now selling for tens of thousands. This piece comes from the estate of a Vietnamese Royal Family (the family now lives in the United States, and wishes to remain private as they still have relatives living in Vietnam). Measurements: 5.75"L x 1.75"W.