Lot 346 , A Chinese sgraffito yellow ground medallion bowl,

A Chinese sgraffito yellow ground medallion bowl, underglaze blue Daoguang six character seal mark and of the period (1821-50), finely painted in famille rose enamels with three roundels depicting a ram in a flower garden with rockwork interspersed by vases holding peony sprays beside auspicious objects including pomegranates, a sprig of lingzhi fungus and double cash on an incised yellow ground, the interior painted in underglaze blue with a further roundel of three rams within a border of four flower and fruiting branches with lingzhi fungus, diameter 14cm, four hairline cracks
Estimate £4,000-6,000

Provenance: UK Private Collection. The vendor's grandfather formed a large collection of several hundred pieces of Chinese porcelain and works of art in the 1920's. The majority of the pieces were brought mainly from specialist dealers and auctioneers in East Anglia and the South of England; thence by family descent.
Literature: Compare a similar bowl sold by Bonhams, New Bond Street, London, 6th November 2014, Fine Chinese Art Sale, lot 260.

There are three hairline cracks extending down from the rim the following distance, 2.6cm, the second 3.9cm with a second short hairline extending off a diagonal angle from this, and the last 2.4cm, there is some minor occasional speckles to the glaze on the edge, otherwise in good condition with no chips or restoration.


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Sold for £7,500