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A FAMILLE-VERTE 'BIRD AND LOTUS' BOWL KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Porcelain
the thinly potted rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, finely painted on the exterior with two birds in flight and another amongst foliage beside lotus with red and brown fronds growing in a lotus pool, the interior glazed white, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle in underglaze blue
Provenance
Bonhams London, 11th July 2005, lot 200.
Condition
There is an L-shaped hairline crack from rim to base of the bowl approx. 9 cm long.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A closely related Kangxi marked bowl with the same decoration, in the de Young Museum, San Francisco, is illustrated in D'Argencé, Chinese Ceramics in the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1967, pl. LXVII (A). See also a similar bowl sold in these rooms, 14th December 1982, lot 229 and sold again at Christie's New York, 2nd June 1989, lot 61.