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Pair Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Dragon Phoenix Tea Cups Boxed Guangxu Mark 2pc📋 Item SpecificsFieldValueCultureChineseObject TypeTea Cups / Small Bowls (Pair of 2)Style / TechniqueFamille Rose (Fencai)Theme / MotifDragon and Phoenix (Imperial Yin-Yang Symbolism)Marking / ReignSix-Character Iron-RedGuangxu Period sale House Stickers(Included on pieces & box)Ages / EraLate Qing Dynasty Style / 20th Century Republic EraCountry of OriginChinaCup DimensionsApprox. 3 1/8\" Diameter x 2 1/2\" HeightBox DimensionsApprox. 4 3/4\" x 4 3/4\" x 4 1/2\"PackagingSilk-lined custom storage box with bone toggles📝 Detailed Item DescriptionTitle:Pair of Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Dragon & Phoenix Tea Cups — Featuring Six-Character Guangxu Mark & Hanhai sale ProvenanceDescription:
Available now is a beautiful, highly symbolic matching pair of ChineseFamille Rose(Fencai) porcelain tea cups. Each cup is exquisitely hand-painted with a traditional Imperial theme featuring a soaringfive-clawed iron-red Dragonchasing the flaming pearl alongside a brilliantly detailedmulticolor Phoenix bird. Together, the dragon and phoenix represent perfect balance, harmony, and marital bliss.The upper rim features a classic gold-ground geometric Key/Meander band, while the lower foot features stylized waves.Authenticity Markings & Prestigious Provenance:
- Base Marks:The undersides bear an immaculate, hand-written six-character iron-red reign mark reading\"Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi\"(大清光緒年製—Made during the Reign of Guangxu).
- sale Stickers:Both cups retain old circular inventory stickers fromHanhai (瀚海), one of Beijing’s oldest and most prestigious state-backed sale houses (founded 1994). The stickers show specific lot and collection numbers (70791and2611), confirming they passed through a rigorous legitimate appraisal network in China.
Premium Storage Presentation:
The pair comes with an elegant, silk-lined custom collector\'s storage box wrapped in rich textured cloth with functional bone-style secure slider toggles.(Note: The custom protective box holds one cup comfortably inside its dedicated silk well, while the secondary cup can be nested safely alongside it during storage).Condition Details:
The cups are in beautiful vintage condition. They have been inspected thoroughly and exhibitno nicks, chips, cracks, or restorations. There is very minor, honest wear to the gold gilding along the rims and base rings as expected with authentic handled porcelain. The collection/lot stickers show light surface aging.đź’Ž Rarity & Valuation Assessment
- Rarity Status:High (Due to Verified Provenance)
- The Hanhai Premium:Thousands of reproduction Guangxu-marked cups are flooded into international marketplaces every year. However, havingoriginal Hanhai sale House labels intacton both the porcelain and the storage box instantly separates these pieces from common gift-shop replicas. Chinese art collectors actively track and pay substantial premiums for items with verifiable domestic Chinese sale history.
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