Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 574
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FU LU SHOU' STEM BOWLS
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000
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Description
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FU LU SHOU' STEM BOWLS
LATE QING DYNASTY
Each painted with the Three Star Gods with their attributes and attendants in a garden, flanked by pine and banana trees, the flared feet with green waves designs, 13.5cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Admiral Robert Coote CB (1820-1898), and thence by descent.
Admiral Coote enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1833. He was made Commander of HMS Volcano from 1845, HMS Victory from 1860, HMS Gibraltar from 1864 and HMS Arethusa from 1867. In 1874 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Queenstown and served as Commander-in-Chief of the China Station between 1878-1881.