An Extremely Rare Massive Chinese Export Armorial Punch Bowl, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, Circa 1770
清乾隆 約1770年 粉彩紋章圖大盌
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April 21, 06:04 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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An Extremely Rare Massive Chinese Export Armorial Punch Bowl
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, Circa 1770
清乾隆 約1770年 粉彩紋章圖大盌
the exterior two sides decorated with the arms of Askew quarterly impaling Swinburne quarterly and Holford quarterly, the other two sides inscribed in Greek ΜΙΣΩΜNHMONA ΣΥΜΠOTHN on either side, translating as 'On Festive Occasions' and 'We Drink Together'
20 in. (50.8 cm.) diameter
Collection of George Horace Lorimer
Bernard & S. Dean Levy, New York
Wolf Family Collection No. 0157 (acquired from the above on April 5, 1974)
Bernard & S. Dean Levy, New York
Wolf Family Collection No. 0157 (acquired from the above on April 5, 1974)
For the arms, see David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol. I, London, 1974, p. 456, P16.
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