circa 1775, rhinoceros horn form cup and scalloped saucer/stand, applied raised floral and squirrel decoration to exterior of cup and to the center of the saucer, gilt highlights throughout, cup 2-3/4 x 5-1/8 x 3-1/2 in., saucer 1 x 6-7/8 x 5-3/8 in.
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Export Porcelain from the Mottahedeh Collection, January 30, 1985, Lot 108 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $935); Virginia F. White Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, February 1985; The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
Note: A similar example is illustrated in David Howard, China for the West, Volume I, p. 186, no. 184.
Exhibition: The Virginia Museum, 1981-82
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Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Export Porcelain from the Mottahedeh Collection, January 30, 1985, Lot 108 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $935); Virginia F. White Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, February 1985; The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
condition consistent with age and use, some firing cracks and loss to gilt/enamel, surface dirt/accretion, small losses to raised decoration, otherwise good condition
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