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A YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE SGRAFFIATO 'MEDALLION' BOWL SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF DAOGUANG |
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 HKD
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Description
- 15.1 cm, 6 in.
painted on the exterior with four medallions of seasonal landscape scenes, each painted in enamels of famille-rose and grisaille, all reserved on a yellow sgraffiato ground picked out with feathery scrolls and enamelled with multi-coloured floral strapwork, the interior painted with a stylised octagonal rosette highlighted in gilt
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 19th May 1980.
Condition
There are two retouched hairline cracks from the rim, measuring approx. 2.3 and 6 cm. The bowl also has some typical 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. 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 pair of Daoguang mark and period bowls of this design, in the Hong Kong Museum of Art, was included in the Museum’s exhibition The Wonders of the Potter’s Palette, Hong Kong, 1984, cat. no. 102; and single bowl in the British Museum, London, is illustrated in Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain: The Ch’ing Dynasty (1644-1912), London, 1951, pl. CXIII. Further examples were sold at auction; a pair from the Meiyintang collection, was sold in these rooms, 4th April 2012, lot 52; and two pairs were sold in our London rooms, the first from the collection of B.C. Tattenhall, 12th December 1989, lot 432, and the second, 12th May 2010, lot 181.