Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 285
A fine pair of Chinese white jade chrysanthemum bowls Qianlong 1736-95
Estimate £5,000 - £10,000 | Hammer £35000
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Description
A fine pair of Chinese white jade chrysanthemum bowls Qianlong 1736-95, delicately carved with concentric bands of slender petals, and with hatched central roundels, each with a reticulated hardwood stand, 10.1cm. (4)
Provenance: an English private collection. Purchased from John Sparks Ltd., 26th July 1945, for £80. Previously the R W Walker collection. The original invoice is available.
Cf. R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.430, for further information about R W Walker.