A LARGE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE ‘MEDALLION’ PUNCH BOWL, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1850-1949. The deep sides rising from a short straight foot, finely painted in gilt, iron-red, and polychrome enamels, the interior walls with cartouches depicting figural scenes from the palace and floral sprays, framed by dense floral borders with butterflies, gourds, peonies, fans, and other auspicious symbols, the central roundel decorated with scrolls, books, scholarly items, and lotus, the decorations repeated to the exterior walls.Provenance: From a private collection in Somerset, United Kingdom.Condition: Excellent condition with minor traces of use and old wear, mostly to the gilt and iron red, and few dark spots.Weight: 9 kgDimensions: Diameter 51.8 cmThe recessed base with an apocryphal six-character markda Qing Qianlong nianzhi.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: London, 10 May 2021, lot 456Price: GBP 10,837 or approx.EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A massive canton famille rose punch bowl, 19th centuryExpert remark:pare the related figural and floral decorations, enamels, gilt, and form. Note the larger size (58 cm) and earlier dating.清末民初大型廣州外銷粉彩開光人物花卉碗中國，1850-1949年。碗敞口外撇，深弧腹，高圈足。碗内外壁都粉彩開光描繪人物場景與纏枝花卉紋，蝴蝶、葫蘆與牡丹紋穿插其中，另可見博古紋。圈足内可見仿“大清乾隆年製”六字款。