Two polychrome enameled bowls


Late 18th and 19th centuryThe first an export famille rose enameled square lobed salad bowl with indented corners the exterior painted with a diaper border band above flower bouquets and scattered blossoms (hairline crack); the second a large punch bowl decorated in the famille verte palette with a phoenix amid garden rocks, flowers and insects encircling the exterior walls (star crack to underside). 10 1/4 and 14 3/4in (26cm and 37.5cm) diameter
|ProvenanceThe famille rose bowl acquired from The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York,3 October 1989The famille verte bowl acquired from, Stair & Co. London, 16 December 16 1988