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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Brassey, post: 3639666, member: 15277&quot;]This is a mystery. The cup is very Chinese in style. The handle and brown rim are very like late 18th century pieces and the famille rose decoration is likewise. The painting is very fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have trawled through hundreds of photos and have found just one other example with this shape and that was an Armorial export cup c1760. </p><p><br /></p><p>The cup looks almost too good to be true to be old but all the pointers are that it is. The potting is thick and a torch only just penetrates and shines through. </p><p><br /></p><p>Views welcome as always.</p><p><br /></p><p>John[ATTACH=full]308052[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]308053[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]308054[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]308055[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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