A very rare Chinese famille rose gilt-decorated 'Tea Packing' saucer, Qianlong, ca. 1745

Dia.: 13 cm

Ref.: 
- Christie's New York, 23 January 2020, lot 143 for a pair of identical saucers from the Tibor collection. (sold USD 16.250,00) (link)
- See Howard and Ayers, 'China for the West', p. 215, nr. 212 for an identical saucer from the Mottahadeh collection. 

From what must have been a unique tea service commissioned by a Western tea merchant, pieces of which have surface on the market very rarely. 

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(UV-checked)
- Presenting very well.
- Two small refilled chips under the rim, only visible under the UV light.
- A section restored of ca. 2 x 1.7 cm located at 4 o'clock. The restoration is extremely professional; the repaired areas are invisible to the naked eye and under UV light, and can only be detected under strong direct light.

品相報告：（已用紫外線光檢查）
- 整体品相良好，自然磨損痕跡。
- 碟子背面兩處小的修補的飛皮。
- 碟子的四點鐘方向有一處磕崩修復，尺寸約為 2 x 1.7 cm。修復非常專業，肉眼和紫光下都無法檢驗其修復範圍，只有強光照射下，可見修復範圍。

Estimate: € 4000 - € 8000