A PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE 'BALSAM PEAR' BOWLSQIANLONG SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD |

each delicately potted with the deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, the exterior finely enameled with leafy bamboo stalks and a butterfly fluttering over a branch of blossoming and fruiting kugua vines, the branch extending over the rim to the interior, issuing further clusters of foliage and fruit, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue (2)

S.M. Franck, London.
Collection of Mrs. H.D. Warren,1911.
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1911-1969.
Waddington, Mclean & Co., Ltd, Toronto, 1970s (by repute).

One bowl is in good condition with only a few tiny burst glaze bubbles and very light wear to the enamels. The other bowl is in overall good condition, with only a minute chip to the rim, minute burst glaze bubbles to the rim, and very light wear to the enamels.
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 pair of bowls of this type, from the Percival David Collection and now in the British Museum, London, is illustrated in Catalogue of Ch’ing Enamelled Wares, London, 1958, pl. 897; a bowl in the Musée Guimet, Paris, is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics. The World Great Collections, vol. 7, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 91; and another is published in the Illustrated Catalogue of Tokyo National Museum. Chinese Ceramics, vol. 2, Tokyo, 1980, pl. 660. A fine pair of bowls from the Alfred Beit Collection, sold in our London rooms, 6th November 2013, lot 78; another pair sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th October 2014, lot 3646; a single bowl of this type sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 27th May 2014, lot 724; another, from the Wen Tsan Yu Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 18th-19th September 2014, lot 959; and a third sold in these rooms, 21st March 2018, lot 543. See another pair, sold in these rooms, 12th September 2018, lot 148. Mrs. H.D. Warren was a philanthropist who was active in the support of numerous charities in Toronto. In 1909, after her husband’s death, in addition to her numerous causes, she took over management of the his business, Dominion Tire and Rubber. For decades she served as a member of the Royal Ontario Museum board of directors and was one of its most ardent benefactors.