A blue and white 'floral spray' bowl mark and period of Yongzheng
Estimate $2,000 – $4,000
with flared sides and broad everted rim supported on a splayed foot, painted in tones of cobalt blue stippled with simulated 'heaping and piling', the interior with a central medallion enclosing a flowerhead with serrated leaves encircled around the well by detached flowering sprays below floral sprigs around the rim, the underside similarly decorated below a band of key-fret and a 'classic' scroll encircling the foot, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark within double circles
25.7 cm diameter
- Lot Sold $40,000 (Hammer Price)
- $48,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Dr Walter Henderson, England, acquired circa 1930-1940s
Compare with a bowl sold Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 8 April 2013, lot 3144
Condition Report
A crack from the rim towards the base approx 7 cm. A piece broken off and replaced along the rim extending down to the upper leaves of a flower spray approx 10 cm long x 3.5 cm.
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Anthony HurlSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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