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A rare moulded Chinese porcelain cup and saucer decorated in famille verte enamels and iron red, the cup with floral design to the interior, the exterior with 3 boys and peony amidst folliage, the base marked with a hare within a double blue circle, the saucer with a central scene of a bird perched on a rock amidst peony and insects hovering above, the cavetto with auspicious symbols, the rim with four cartouches enclosing flowers divided by geometric patterns, the base marked with a flower within a double blue ring. An identical cup is in the British Museum, catalogue number: Franks.359.a , acquired in 1876. China, Kangxi period (1662-1722) -Cup: H. 4,5 cm, D. 9,7 cm, firing flaw, small glaze crack to the interior; Saucer: D. 13,3 cm, small rim chip and related hairline crack-