Sale 6731
London
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17 June 2003
Price realised
GBP 5,736
Estimate
A FAMILLE ROSE BOWL UNDERGLAZE-BLUE QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95) With deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flaring rim, enamelled with fruiting and flowering gourds and bamboo growing from the base of the exterior over the rim to the interior below two butterflies 4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam.
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A pair of similar bowls was sold in these Rooms on the 18th June 2002, lot 43
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