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  • Antique Chinoiserie Teacup 1840-1880 - 19th‑century Chinese export Famille Rose porcelain teacup
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Antique Chinoiserie Teacup c.1840-1880 -Chinese export Famille Rose porcelain china

Antique Chinoiserie Teacup c.1840-1880 -Chinese export Famille Rose porcelain china

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A hand‑painted porcelain teacup made in China for export to Europe and the UK. 

• Vibrant enamels: pinks, greens, reds, purples, and turquoise
• Gold detailing around rim, handle, and motifs
• Interior scene with a potted plant on a stand — a classic symbol of domestic harmony and prosperity
• Exterior floral sprays rather than the more common panelled medallions
• Unglazed foot rim with a handwritten painter’s or pattern number (“481” with a small 2  above)

This Chinese export porcelain teacup, almost certainly mid‑19th century (c. 1840–1880) is in the broad family collectors call Famille Rose / Canton Rose / Rose Medallion.  The  style is more painterly and less mass‑produced than  later 20th‑century versions.  This combination places it in the Guangzhou (Canton) workshops, which produced huge quantities of export porcelain for the British market.

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