Dimensions: CLOISONNE ENAMEL CUP & WHITE JADE FLOWER-SHAPED BASE
13.5 cm Diam Plate
A chinese cloisonne enamel cup with white jade flower-shaped base .The cloisonne cup has a generous shape and neat wire inlay craft. The twined lotus patterns are colorful and uniquely shaped. The white jade base is in flower shape. The base has three hierarchies, the inner layer is a circle where the cup is placed; the midder layer is a smaller twleve petals jade flower; the outter layer is a bigger twleve petals jade flower. The whole jade base is glittering and translucent.
PROVENANCE:
From The Collection of David Garrison (July 18, 1948-) Morehead City, NC. He joined the Air Force in July 1968. He did his basic training in San Antonio, Texas, and then went to technical school at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois. In 1971, he married the love of his life, Patty Madsen. The family traveled with him as he fulfilled his duties with the Air Force. In 1984, they moved to Bethany beach,?Deleware where he resided for the rest of his life. David obtained an Associate's Degree through the Community College of the Air Force. During his career in the Air Force, he achieved the rank of Chief Master Sergeant. He retired from the Air Force in 1993 after 26 years of service. Not one to slow down, he started a new career as a contractor at FAA, then Tinker Air Force Base. His final retirement was in January of 2016.