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18th century
Elegantly carved with steep, tapering sides rising from a short circular foot to a finely barbed foliate rim, the vessel fashioned from a translucent stone of warm beige tone, attractively suffused with caramel-brown speckling. 7.5cm (3in) wide.
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十八世紀 瑪瑙花式杯
Provenance: Sir George Mowlem Burt KBE (1884–1964), Surrey, and thence by descent
來源:大英帝國爵級司令勛章獲得者George Mowlem Burt爵士(1884-1964),英國薩裏,并由後人保存迄今
Born in Westminster on 10 January 1884, Sir George Mowlem Burt KBE joined the family firm, John Mowlem & Co., in 1902, following in the footsteps of his father and uncle. He subsequently became supervising director of the company and was involved in a number of major engineering and building projects. He was a prominent figure in the development of the civil engineering industry, serving as a founding member of the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors and on various Government committees and missions. He was also Master of the Worshipful Company of Paviors. Outside his professional life, Burt was a distinguished fencer, winning the British épée championship in 1922 and representing Great Britain in épée at the 1920 Olympic Games. He was knighted in 1942 and died at Blindley Heath, Surrey, on 1 September 1964. An enthusiastic collector of art, his collection included paintings, ivory, netsuke and jade.
Compare with a related agate lobed cup, Yongzheng, in the Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated by Chen Yuxiu, 'Xuanyun feixia: tan Yongzheng chao manao de jianshang' (旋雲飛霞-談雍正朝瑪瑙的鑑賞) in , no.319, 2009, p.87, fig.4.
See a related floriform agate cup with handles, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 21 September 2020, lot 151.