The Phillip Allen Collection - 16th November 2023
Lot 1114
A CHINESE YAOZHOU CARVED 'PEONY' BOWL
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £3150
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Description
A CHINESE YAOZHOU CARVED 'PEONY' BOWL
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
The wide conical body decorated to the well with a band of peonies and scrolling tendrils; with an olive-green glaze and raised on a short circular foot, 14.8cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).
Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), p.161, fig.147 for a similar bowl.