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A RARE FAMILLE-ROSE 'PEONY' MOONFLASK QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Porcelain
well potted with gently rounded sides, the flattened circular body rising from an unglazed footrim to a cylindrical neck flanked by a pair of ridged handles, painted in thick enamels with a central peony head on each side radiating leafy stems bearing further blossoms, the enamels incised to depict the veining in the leaves and petals
Provenance
Collection of Sir Frederick Bruce, G.C.B., British Ambassador to China from 1860 to 1865.
Collection of Robert C. Bruce.
Sotheby's London, 12th May 1953, lot 141.
John Sparks Ltd., London.
Collection of W. A. Evill, London.
Sotheby's London 17th December 1980, lot 676.
Collection of a prominent Greek family.
Collection of Robert C. Bruce.
Sotheby's London, 12th May 1953, lot 141.
John Sparks Ltd., London.
Collection of W. A. Evill, London.
Sotheby's London 17th December 1980, lot 676.
Collection of a prominent Greek family.
Literature
Leigh Ashton and Basil Gray, Chinese Art, London, 1935, pl. 135.
Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain: The Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912), London, 1959, pl. XC, fig. 1.
Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain: The Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912), London, 1959, pl. XC, fig. 1.
Condition
There is flaking to the enamels, and there is a hairline crack on one side of the body between two leaves close to a pink flower, and general signs of surface wear.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This vessel vaunts an illustrious provenance. It is first known from the collection formed between 1860-1864 by Sir Frederick Bruce, G.C.B., as ambassador to China from 1860-1865. It then entered the collection of Robert C. Bruce and was sold in our London rooms in 1953.
In 1959, when the second edition of Soame Jenyns book was published, the vase was in the Collection of Wilfred Ariel Evill, a solicitor and head of the firm Evill and Coleman. Evill was an active client of Bluett. He passed away in 1963.
Another moonflask that traces its provenance to Sir Frederick Bruce was sold in these rooms, 16th and 17th September 2014, lot 157.
In 1959, when the second edition of Soame Jenyns book was published, the vase was in the Collection of Wilfred Ariel Evill, a solicitor and head of the firm Evill and Coleman. Evill was an active client of Bluett. He passed away in 1963.
Another moonflask that traces its provenance to Sir Frederick Bruce was sold in these rooms, 16th and 17th September 2014, lot 157.