Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Pair of Chinese famille rose teabowls and saucers, Yongzheng (1723-35), the saucers decorated in rich polychrome overglaze enamels with a central scrolling lotus roundel, encircled by two bands; the inner with peony and lotus flowerheads with blue scrolls against a blue ground, the outer with scattered peony, prunus and foliage against a swirling iron-red ground, the rim with four narrow floral cartouches and alternating blue or pink patterned sections; the teabowls similarly decorated with scattered peony, prunus and foliage against a swirling iron-red ground above a band of peony and lotus against a blue ground to the feet; the interior rims with narrow bands of blue and pink sections and floral cartouches.
Dimensions:
Diameter of saucer: 13.2cm. (5 ¼ in.); height of teabowl: 4.5cm. (1 ¾ in.)
Condition:
Minute frits, one teabowl with tiny chip and faint hairline.
Provenance:
Martin Hurst collection, purchased from W. Waddingham Antiques, Harrogate. George Williamson’s 'The Book of Famille Rose' is primarily based on William Martin Hurst's collection of Yongzheng famille rose porcelain.
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP
