Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Blue And White Chocolate Cup Marked Antique Qing Dynasty 18th Century

A Chinese blue and white porcelain chocolate cup with handles.
China, Kangxi period (1661-1722).

Decorated in underglaze blue and white, the tall rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, painted to the exterior with eight upright petal shaped panels filled with flower scrolls, the interior rim with a band of triangle work, the well painted with a single flower, the exterior with two loop handles both with three small moulded tabs.

The base marked with a conch shell within a double circle.

Ref:
The same type of chocolate cup can be found in the Musée Guimet, Paris, inv. no. G3037. Link: https://www.photo.rmn.fr/archive/13-536745-2C6NU0DL7PYE.html

Dimensions:
Height 7.3 cm, width with handles 10 cm, diameter mouth rim 8 cm.

Condition:
Délié de 1 cm autour du bord (visible uniquement sous lumière UV), three small glaze flakes or small chips to the mouth rim, furthermore in mint condition.
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Code: A00512-2