An impressive pair of Chinese famille-rose fish-bowls, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period

Property of an Important Private Collector

An impressive pair of Chinese famille-rose fish-bowls

Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period

each stoutly potted with wide bulbous body rising to an everted lip, set with applied biscuit lion-mask handles, the exterior brightly painted with birds amongst blossoming peonies, roses, magnolias and chrysanthemums below a narrow band depicting sinuous chilongs prowling and grasping lingzhi, the interior decorated with further floral blooms, on later carved giltwood stands in Louis XVI style

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Widths 62 cm, 24 1/2 in.