31st Mar, 2022 9:30
A Chinese porcelain famille verte oval bowl, Qing, Kangxi period (1662 - 1722), the deep fluted sides with gilt rim, the interior painted with fish, crabs and lobsters amongst plants, the exterior with birds on blossoming prunus and peony, with bamboo, some gilt petals, 39.3cm dia, 9.5cm high
A private Hertfordshire collector.
Sold for £2,500
Condition Report
Slight shrinkage /firing cracks to the petal edge through natural clay shrinkage
A very slight/ shallow chip to the high spot of one of the petal edges
Some isolated areas of flaking to the green and manganese detail of the lotus leaf (above the crab's claw)
Some rubbing through of the iron red overglaze body of one of the carp.
Note.
Most of the supplemental accompanying images have been taken in natural light apart from the close-up detail that requires stronger artificial lighting.
A Chinese porcelain famille verte oval bowl, Qing, Kangxi period (1662 - 1722), the deep fluted sides with gilt rim, the interior painted with fish, crabs and lobsters amongst plants, the exterior with birds on blossoming prunus and peony, with bamboo, some gilt petals, 39.3cm dia, 9.5cm high
ProvenanceA private Hertfordshire collector.
