CHINA - Lot 12

CHINA Porcelain cup after a European model, decorated in blue underglaze with foliage and flowers. Kangxi period (1661-1722), circa 1700. H. 12 cm. Chips. Provenance : Mallett of Bourdon House, London, UK Bibliography : Two similar tea caddies are reproduced in China Trade Porcelain: Patterns of Exchange, C. le Corbeiller, New York 1974, p. 30, no. 11 and The Choice of the Private Trader, D.S. Howard, Minneapolis 1994, p. 187, no. 214. This lot is subject to temporary importation. The buyer must pay import duties of 5.5% (6.6% incl. VAT) of the hammer price, in addition to the usual fees. These additional costs may be refunded to the buyer on presentation of customs documents for export outside the European Union.