Asian Art I - 16th November 2011

Lot 700

A large Chinese famille rose punch pot Qianlong 1736-95

Estimate £6,000 - £8,000

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Description

A large Chinese famille rose punch pot Qianlong 1736-95, each side well painted with a seated man surrounded by his family, one offering him an opium pipe, the other at a table with books and with children playing with dogs to his side, the handle decorated as a dragon, the spout as a phoenix, a modern wooden cover, 36.5cm across. (2) Provenance: the property of an English Lord.