A PAIR OF CLOISONNE ENAMEL BOWLS AND COVERS QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

each circular bowl with steep flaring sides and a wide everted rim and domed cover, finely decorated with leafy stylized lotus  interspersed with archaistic geometric scrolls the exterior of the body with open-winged bats foliage above lappets, all against a turquoise ground, the base with florets against a dark blue ground, the interior gilt, on three cabriole legs (4)

The feet are later added. There is wear to the gilt, a scratch to the gilt underside of one rim, and the rim with one very small dent. The enamel with expected wear, pitting and small areas of loss. Otherwise, both bowls and covers are in good condition.
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.

For a similar pair of bowls see Claudia Brown, Chinese Cloisonné, The Clague Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 1980, p. 94, pl. 40. Another similar bowl with foliate rim, together with its liner, is in The National Palace Museum, Taiwan and illustrated in Chen Hsia-Sheng, Enamel Ware in the Ming and Chi'ing Dynasties, Taipei, 1999, p. 162, no. 75.