A pair of famille-rose 'Balsam pear' teabowls and covers
seal marks of Daoguang
(4)
Estimate $30,000 – $40,000
each bowl with steeply rounded sides flaring to the lipped rim, finely enamelled to the exterior with a fruiting and flowering Balsam pear entwined around a spray of bamboo and with a hovering butterfly above, the stems extending over the rim onto the interior, the matching shallow domed cover with raised circular knop doubling as a foot when inverted, similarly painted on the exterior and interior with fruiting vine, bamboo and butterflies, the base of the bowl and the interior of the knop inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue, fitted box
(4)
11 cm diameter
A pair of famille-rose bowls and covers of this pattern dated to the Daoguang period, sold Christie's, London, 11 May 2010, lot 258; and a single bowl and cover of this pattern dated to the Daoguang period, sold Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 5 October 2016, lot 3673
- Lot Sold $50,000 (Hammer Price)
- $61,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Condition Report
One cover with a very minor frit to the outer edge of the knop approx 0.2 cm, and two dark specks on the unglazed rim of the knop The other cover with two dark specks on the unglazed rim of the knop Otherwise generally good condition.
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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 |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
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