A RARE SILVER PEACH-FORM CUP SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY The cup is shaped as a half-peach borne on a leafy branch that forms the handle. The sides are finely engraved with blossoming and fruiting branches that continue under the base, all against a fine ring-matted ground. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) wide; weight 70.3 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK152. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 115.
A RARE SILVER PEACH-FORM CUP SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY The cup is shaped as a half-peach borne on a leafy branch that forms the handle. The sides are finely engraved with blossoming and fruiting branches that continue under the base, all against a fine ring-matted ground. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) wide; weight 70.3 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK152. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 115.
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