A large famille-rose 'peony' dish, late 19th/early 20th century
Estimate $5,000 – $7,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
of deep saucer shape, boldly enamelled in bright colours with leafy branches of flowering peony extending over the interior, bearing large blooms in tones of pink, white and iron-red, the leaves rendered in two tones of green, and with a pair of butterflies hovering above, the underside with five iron-red bats, the base with an apocryphal six character Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue, wood stand
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53.7 cm diameter
- Lot Sold $5,000 (Hammer Price)
- $6,100 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired in Hong Kong circa 1960
Private Collection, Sydney, by descent from the above
Condition Report
Some surface wear particularly over the large iron-red peony flower and to the bats on the underside. A small chip approx 0.5 cm to the rim.
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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 |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
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AU0829 |
24 Oct 2018 |
Melbourne
6 pm