Chine, Verre de Pékin/ Beijing Glass, Ere Qing. - Lot 176

Lot n° 176
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2000 - 3000 EUR
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Result : 2 159EUR
Chine, Verre de Pékin/ Beijing Glass, Ere Qing. - Lot 176
Chine, Verre de Pékin/ Beijing Glass, Ere Qing. Exceptional pair of Beijing blue and white glass lotus cup/ Rare Beijing Blue and white glass lotus cup. H. 9,8 cm Diam.16,3 cm. Two wooden bases are attached. Note of provenance: These cups belonged to Lady Celia Brunel Noble (1872-1962), granddaughter of the famous British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. They were given to her in 1945 by Queen Mary of Teck (1867-1953/grandmother of the present Queen Elizabeth) when she visited her in Bath (UK). The bowls were then given to her daughter Lady Cynthia Gladwyn, wife of the British ambassador in Paris in the 1950s, Lord Gladwyn, and then passed on to their daughter who had witnessed the presentation of Queen Mary's gift to her grandmother Celia in 1945 at the age of 12. / These vases belonged to Lady Celia Brunel Noble who was the granddaughter of the famous British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. They were given to her in 1945 by Queen Mary de Teck (grandmother to the current queen Elisabeth) when she came to visit her in Bath (UK). The cups were then given to her daughter Lady Cynthia Gladwyn, wife of the British ambassador in Paris in the 50ties, Lord Gladwyn, and then passed down to her daughter who actually witnessed queen Mary offering the gift to her grandmother Celia in 1945, when she herself was 12 years old. To this day in the family.
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