Lot 78 , A large Chinese export famille rose ‘Hongs of Canton’ and ‘South Lake Island’ punch bowl, Qianlong period, c.1780

A large Chinese export famille rose ‘Hongs of Canton’ and ‘South Lake Island’ punch bowl, Qianlong period, c.1780, finely painted to the exterior with a bustling Canton waterfront scene with ships in the harbour and figures standing in front of the Hongs (factories), with two flagpoles flying the French Bourbon white flag and a misinterpreted pink flag, the reverse with a view of the South Lake Island which forms part of the Summer Palace in Beijing, with figures on boats and by the outer walls unloading goods, all interspersed between gilt scrollwork cartouches featuring flower and landscape reserves, the interior painted with a bouquet of flowers, trident and cellular borders, on a raised foot, 40.5cm, damage

Note: the white French Bourbon flag indicates the bowl was manufactured prior to 1791.
£800-1,200

Condition:
A large section of the rim has been broken and re-glued which crosses through the scene of the island, some slight splinter losses around the immediate area. There are four further rim cracks, two of which have some splinter losses to the exterior. There is a star crack in the base of the bowl and a splinter chip to the exterior of the rim measuring 28 mm x 9 mm.

Sold for £22,000