Lot 155 , A Chinese enamelled porcelain goldfish bowl, late 19th century, 42cm diameter 35cm high, several short hairline cracks to the body

A Chinese enamelled porcelain goldfish bowl, late 19th century, 42cm diameter 35cm high, several short hairline cracks to the body

A Chinese enamelled porcelain goldfish bowl, late 19th century, painted to shaped reserves with warriors fighting, on a yellow ground decorated with flowers and scrolling tendrils, the interior painted with five goldfish, 42cm diameter 35cm high, several short hairline cracks to the body
£400-600

Condition:
There are two short hairline cracks to the side of the body roughly halfway to third of the way up, some flaking to the enamels on the interior, and some very occasional flaking to the enamel on the exterior. Some scratching and scuffing and wear to the gilding on the rim consistent with age and use. No restoration detected.

Sold for £340