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Set of three Chinese export tobacco leaf porcelain two-handled cups and saucers, Qianlong ca. 1775. Decorated in the classic pattern with large, overlapping leaves issuing blossoms and large pink hibiscus flowers. On pair of larger cups and one smaller single. Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 184, no. 211 (larger pair). Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, NY, "Chinese Export Porcelain and English Pottery," January 27, 1988, Lot 222 (larger pair); Christie's, New York, "Captains and Kilns: British Ceramics, Chinese Export and Maritime Art," 21 January 2003, Lot 318 (smaller); The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Smaller cup) height: 2 1/4 in x width: 4 1/4 in x diameter: 2 3/4 in. (Smaller saucer) diameter: 5 in. (Larger cups, each) height: 3 in x width: 5 in x diameter: 3 in. (Larger saucers, each) diameter: 5 1/2 in.
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