19th or 20th century, includes a larger tea cup with saucer and a smaller demitasse style tea cup with saucer hand painted in gilt sgraffito over black ground, the exterior sides of the saucers are painted with two floral garlands, each cup and saucer has a six-character Guangxu mark in iron red to the underside.

Largest Cup 2 1/8 in., 3 3/4 in., Saucer 7/8 in., 5 1/4 in.

Private Collection, New London, North Carolina

Hairline crack to largest saucer; nick to foot rim of smaller cup; not examined under UV blacklight.