Chinese Mille Fleur Tea Cup & Saucer Provenance: Gift from Chiang Kai Shek

Description

Chinese Mille Fleur
Tea Cup with Saucer
Provenance: Chiang Kai-Shek Gift to Dr. Claude & Mary Lee
蘇州新發仁製
Features
Category: Famille rose teacup with saucer (A)
Pattern: Mille Fleur
Age: 20th c. Republic period
Mark: Shzhou
蘇州新發仁製 (Suzhou made)
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Suzhou: City in Southeastern Jiangsu Province
Material: Porcelain
Color: Gold background, pink, blue, yellow, orange and green.
Provenance: Dr. Claude & Mary Lee, a gift from Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China.
We have a few items remaining from this set. Each handpainted piece is slightly different.
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Condition
Very good condition. No chips, hairlines or repairs.
A few very minor firing imperfections
inside of the cup - see photo. Cup foot rim is in very good condition. Saucer foot rim has only one small (3 mm) chip.
Dimensions (Approximate)
Cup: 3.75" (D) x 2" (T)
Plate: 5.70" (D) x 1" (T)
Total weight:  7 oz
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