A BLUE AND WHITE 'GRAPE' BEAKER CUP Shunzhi Finely potted with flaring sides rising from a stepped foot to an unglazed rim, the exterior boldly painted with bunches of grapes borne on leafy branches with curling tendrils, all between two bands of foliate and flower-head motifs. 14cm (5 1/2in) high. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清順治 青花葡萄紋廣口瓶 Provenance: acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, on 27 October 2013 (label and collector's notes) 來源：獲得于R & G McPherson Antiques，倫敦，2013年10月27日（標簽和藏家筆記） The form of the present lot was likely produced for the European market, modelled after Dutch silver beaker cups. For a possible prototype, compare a Dutch silver beaker, dated 1634, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc.no.12.228.1). See also two related blue and white beakers, Chongzhen, with similar design of grapes, illustrated by B.MacGuire, Four Centuries of Blue and White: The Frelinghuysen Collection of Chinese and Japanese Export Porcelain, London, 2023,p.136. Compare also with a related blue and white beaker vase, Shunzhi period, which was sold at Sotheby's Paris, 15 June 2023, lot 129. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing