Pair of Chinese Blue and White Moulded Teabowls and Saucers, Kangxi (1662-1722)

Ref: AA99

Pair of Chinese blue and white moulded tea bowls and saucers, Kangxi (1662-1722), the saucers decorated in the centre with peonies and chrysanthemums issuing from rockwork and a butterfly, the cavetto with 6 ogee-shaped panels containing different flowers with either a bird or a butterfly. the base with a jade mark to the centre within a double circle surrounded by 2 sprays of flowers. The tea bowls decorated on the outside with six ogee-shaped panels containing flowers and a bird alternating with a butterfly, the inside of the tea bowls with flower to the base, and sprays of flowers below flower heads on the sides, a jade mark to the base within a double circle. Diameter of saucer: 13 cm. (5 1/8in.), diameter of tea bowl: 8.3cm. (3 1/4in.), height of tea bowl: 5cm. (2 in.); condition: a very small chip to each tea bowl