Up for sale is a genuine late 19th to early 20th-century Chinese Export "Rose Medallion" teacup. This piece features traditional hand-painted panels depicting Mandarin court figures in a garden on one side and a vibrant pink peony with butterflies on the reverse.
The base bears the authentic iron-red "CHINA" stamp, dating this piece specifically to the period between 1890 and 1915, following the McKinley Tariff Act.