A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FISHBOWLS

each of stoutly potted rounded form with everted rim and lion mask handles projected in bold relief left in the biscuit and gilded, the sides decorated in brilliant and fine enamels with large blossoming chrysanthemums, peonies and perching birds, between pink sgraffito and diaper borders, a band of lappets around the splayed foot, the short neck with further blossoms, the upper surface of the rim similarly decorated, the interior with scattered sprays of delicate peonies, 62 cm wide (including lion mask); 57 cm and 58 cm diameter.. On later Baroque style giltwood stands 23 x 49 cm.

Provenance: Mrs. Maria da Conceição (São) Schlumberger (1929-2007);

The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, where acquired by the present owner.