Asian Art II - 16th November 2022
Lot 1014
TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BUTTERFLY-SHAPED BOWLS
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £2400
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Description
TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BUTTERFLY-SHAPED BOWLS
SIX CHARACTER TONGZHI MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74
The exteriors painted as butterflies, the interiors and bases turquoise, together with a square bowl decorated with kui dragon scrolls, the base with a Xianfeng mark and of the period, 1851-61, 21.5cm max. (3)
Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent.