Lot 1643
1643
A FINE AND VERY RARE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL AND COVER
A FINE AND VERY RARE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL AND COVER
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A FINE AND VERY RARE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL AND COVER

DAOGUANG SIX CHARACTER SEAL-MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

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A FINE AND VERY RARE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL AND COVER
DAOGUANG SIX CHARACTER SEAL-MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The bowl is finely enameled with three bands of overlapping lotus petals between the green band encircling the foot in imitation of the lotus stem and a band of stamens at the rim. The domed cover is painted en suite with petals overlapping leaves below a seed pod surmounted by a gilded finial.
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

Compare the present bowl and cover with an almost identical example from the Lai Family Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 17 September 2015, lot 913. See, also, a very similar bowl and cover, but with Guangxu mark, illustrated in Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 13 August - 25 September 1983, p. 131, no. 137.

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