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Lot 20

A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FISHBOWLS

Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735)

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Estimate: £30,000 - £50,000
Hammer price: £35,000
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

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.


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The fishbowls are in good overall condition with only minor chips and losses to the rims and decoration. The gilded wood handles are lacking some paint patches and the rings are replaced. There is a repaired oval-shaped crack in the side of one of the bowls.



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