A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE PUNCH BOWL circa 1735-40

painted around the exterior with a continuous scene of crowing and confronting cocks, a hen and two chicks, a bird and butterfly in flight and a pair of Chinese pheasants perched on flowering branches, all amidst flowering plants and rocks beneath a gold Y-diaper border around the rim, the interior with a cock crowing on a rock amidst peonies and other flowers and fruit beneath a pink cell diaper border around the rim reserved with six alternating floral and Chinese riverscape panels. Restored.

Sold, Sotheby's, London, July 3, 1984, lot 193A

Broken in half and restored.
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.

A virtually identical punch bowl is illustrated by Williamson, color pl. II (bottom).