Bidspirit auction | Chinese Export Armorial Coffee Cup


Chinese Export Armorial Coffee Cup & Saucer - Chinese export armorial porcelain coffee cup and saucer, ca. 1850. With a coat of arms of three ducks (drakes) or birds in flight surmounted by an anchor all below a helmet crest. The rims with a flowering vine. Provenance: Philip Suval Inc., 5 December 1979; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Cup) height: 2 1/2 in x width: 4 in x diameter: 2 3/4 in. (Saucer) diameter: 5 1/4 in. Condition: There are no major cracks, chips, or losses. No signs of restoration under UV light. Light wear to the footrims. Trace gilt decoration remains.