A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS

SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95

Each with a deep U-shaped body rising from a gently tapering foot to a flaring rim, decorated with various blooms including lotus and peony, the flowerheads set amidst scrolling leaves, with a further floral medallion contained within double blue lines to the centre of each, the footrims encircled by bands of petal lappets, 18.4cm. (2)

Provenance: from the estate of Anne Marie Wood, Warwickshire, acquired no later than the 1990s.