Asian Art I - 16th November 2011

Lot 744

A Fine and Rare Pair of Chinese Imperial Coral Ground Bowls Qing Dynasty

Estimate £80,000 - £120,000 | Hammer £70000

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Description

A Fine and Rare Pair of Chinese Imperial Coral Ground Bowls Qing Dynasty, Qianlong six character seal marks in under-glazed blue and of the period 1736-95. Skillfully painted with bamboo stems and leaves to the exteriors rising from the footrims, reserved on a rich coral ground with even tone, the interiors white, 11.7cm. (2)

Provenance The property of an English Lord, paper labels for Marchant, London.

Cf. R. Kerr, Chinese Ceramics: Porcelains of the Qing Dynasty, pl.18; The Wonders of The Potter's Palette, Qing Ceramics From the Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, no.77 for similar examples, and a third pair, Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3714.

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