A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE LOTUS PUNCHBOWLS AND STANDS
MID-18TH CENTURY
The bowls decorated as large lotus buds with rows of shaded pink petals interrupted by gilt lotus sprays in panels, the stand rims encircled with further petals and in the center a lotus pond picked out in gilt, sepia and iron-red, the pond vignette repeated inside the bowls
17¾ in. (45 cm.) diameter, the stands (4)
A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE LOTUS PUNCHBOWLS AND STANDS
MID-18TH CENTURY
The bowls decorated as large lotus buds with rows of shaded pink petals interrupted by gilt lotus sprays in panels, the stand rims encircled with further petals and in the center a lotus pond picked out in gilt, sepia and iron-red, the pond vignette repeated inside the bowls
17¾ in. (45 cm.) diameter, the stands (4)