136. A PARCEL-GILT COPPER PEACH-SHAPED CUP Ming Dynasty Finely worked in repoussée, the exterior engraved with a continuous design of gnarled, flowering branches heavily laden with clusters of peaches, all against a finely ring-matted ground, the interior gilt and with a central medallion chased with two carps leaping from cresting waves. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.) long Provenance: Property from an Italian Family Collection