A large blue and white petal moulded bowl
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
Estimate $6,000 – $8,000
the steeply rounded sides with upright petal-shaped panels rising from the base, each enclosing a blossoming tree within a florette and foliate border below a band of shaped floral panels around the barbed rim, the interior with a similar lozenge diaper ground border encircling a central medallion of flowering lotus, the base with a flower sprig within a double circle
34 cm diameter
- Lot Sold $9,500 (Hammer Price)
- $11,590 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 1 December 1981, lot 20
Condition Report
A chip on the rim edge approx 0.7cm and smaller chips/frits on some points of the barbed rim edge. A plae russet coloured stain on the interior approx 2cm by 1cm above the central medallion. Some shallow chips to the footrim edge. Otherwise generally good condition
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Alison AlfordConsultant Arts & DesignSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Alison Alford |
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Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Harley YoungSpecialist Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Harley Young |
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Anthony HurlConsultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hurl |
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