Lot 143 , A Chinese Ming Longquan celadon bowl, 15th century, glaze scratched

A Chinese Ming Longquan celadon bowl, 15th century, the interior moulded to the centre with a flower in a circle, the exterior plain, the base with burnt orange ring, 24.2cm diameter, 10.4cm high, hongmu stand, glaze scratched
£600-800

Condition:
Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent. This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier. The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale. Heavy scratching and scuffing to the glaze on the interior and to a lesser degree on the exterior, typical minor glaze imperfections, still has a good ring to it otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected. Wood stand slightly misshapen.

Sold for £850