A Set of Six Chinese Kangxi Blue and White Octagonal Tea Cups and Saucers

Kangxi period (1662-1722), porcelain hand-painted in underglaze blue, six octagonal cups and saucers, decorated with floral patterns within each faceted face, each cup and saucer with a four character Kangxi mark to the underside within two blue circles.

Teacup 1 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. diameter; saucer 4 1/4 in. diameter

From the collection of Alice Sophie Everts (von Groening) (1890-1990) and husband Dirk Everts (1890-1928), and by family descent
Acquired in the 1920s by Dirk Everts while in the service of the Dutch government in Hong Kong. The collection was subsequently brought to the Netherlands, where it remained in the Everts family and survived the years of Nazi occupation. Thence by family descent.

Several teacups and saucers with fleabites and hairlines to rims.