31st Mar, 2022 9:30
A pair of Chinese porcelain fish bowls, late Qing/early 20th century, the interior painted with golden koi carp amongst plants, the exterior with famille verte panels of dignitaries and attendants within a mountainous landscape, and a peacock and peahen on a gnarled branch with blossoming prunus and tree peony, with smaller panels of a shi shi and a songbird, 47cm dia, 40cm high, each on a Chinese blackwood stand with carved prunus decoration and an inset marble top, 49cm high, 88.5cm high overall
Sold for £1,400
Condition Report
Both porcelain bowls are damaged and repaired to their bodies, see the images
The stands are in good used order. One has a loose top this is due to glue failure rather than structural failure
A pair of Chinese porcelain fish bowls, late Qing/early 20th century, the interior painted with golden koi carp amongst plants, the exterior with famille verte panels of dignitaries and attendants within a mountainous landscape, and a peacock and peahen on a gnarled branch with blossoming prunus and tree peony, with smaller panels of a shi shi and a songbird, 47cm dia, 40cm high, each on a Chinese blackwood stand with carved prunus decoration and an inset marble top, 49cm high, 88.5cm high overall
