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A FAMILLE-ROSE 'THREE ABUNDANCES' BOWL QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Porcelain
the deep rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot, decorated to the exterior with three fruiting sprays, including pomegranate, lychee, and peach, together forming the auspicious sanduo (Three Abundances), the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
Provenance
John Sparks, London.
Sotheby’s New York, 22nd-23rd September 2004, lot 318.
Sotheby’s New York, 22nd-23rd September 2004, lot 318.
Condition
The bowl with an approx. 5.5-cm hairline crack descending from the rim. Otherwise, only minor expected wear to the surface.
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
Compare a closely related bowl in the Wah Kwong Collection, included in the exhibition Ch'ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collections, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1973, cat. no. 106; another was included in the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong exhibition Ch'ing Polychrome Porcelain, Fung Ping Shan Museum, 1977, cat. no. 86; and a third is illustrated in Gordon Lang, The Powell-Cotton Collection of Chinese Ceramics, Birchington, 1988, col. pl. 16. See also a closely related bowl sold in our London rooms, 12th May 2010, lot 192; and another sold twice in our Hong Kong rooms, 18th May 1988, lot 285, and again, 27th April 2003, lot 197.