Chinese export porcelain antique Canton hand painted rose medallion pattern tea cup & saucer with mandarin ducks - Antique circa 1860

Chinese export porcelain antique Canton hand painted rose medallion pattern tea cup and saucer. This beautifully decorated tea cup and saucer dates from the 19th century around 1860. Xianfeng 咸豐帝  was the Emperor on the throne at this time in the Qing 清代 dynasty.

The round deep dished saucer has a lobed rim as does the large teacup. The handle is a moulded loop with internal finger rest at the bottom. 

The majority of the visible surfaces of both items is decorated in the usual scrolling green foliage pattern and is painted with green, pink, orange, yellow, blue, black enamels with copious gilding, the subjects include lotus flowers, peonies, birds and butterflies.  

The outer face of the bowl of the cup has three cartouches or panels, the saucer has four cartouches and the central medallion.  Each panel is painted in the same bright enamel colours with either Chinese figures in different domestic scenes, flowers and shrubs, or birds and butterflies. The cup and saucer each have a round medallion cartouche containing a duck on water. Some collectors refer to this highly collectable design as "Mandarin pattern".  

This cup and saucer are in very good antique condition with a little very minor rubbing to the gilding. No chips, cracks nor restoration. Please see the images

This is a beautiful item to add to any collection of Chinese "Rose Medallion" ware, Mandarin pattern or useful and highly decorative antique Chinese porcelain.

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Height  2 1/2 inches ( 6.3 cm)
Diameter 5  7/8 inches ( 14.9 cm)
Weight 270 grammes unpacked