PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'FLOWER' BOWLS QING DYNASTY, KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 清康熙款及年代 青花四瓣花卉紋碗（共兩件） each finely potted, the exterior decorated in vibrant tones of cobalt blue with a frieze of leafy meander bearing four blossoming flowers above a petal-lappet band, the interior further adorned with a single flower bloom within a central roundel, the base inscribed with a six-character Kangxi mark within a double circle (diameters: 13.1cm and 12.9cm) Qty: (2) Provenance: Private Scottish collection, acquired by Lawrence Edward Coleman O.B.E., thence by descent. Lawrence Edward Coleman, awarded O.B.E on 1st January 1943 for his service to the Fire Brigade, was the Great Uncle of the current owner. He was a senior fire officer stationed in Penang, Malaysia during the 1920s/30s and returned to Britain pre-1939 and brought the collection back then. The vendor of this collection has provided a document issued by Penang Municipal Fire Brigade, George Town, Penang, to Lawrence Edward Coleman Esqr. for his “departure on retirement after 11 years of meritorious service with the Brigade”, illustrated below. Note: some Kangxi mark and period blue and white bowls, comparable in the shape of the body and the arrangement of the scrolling flowers but in lotus motif, are in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, nos. Zhong Ci 中瓷951/2205; a further comparable bowl was sold at Christie's New York, 23 Mar 2018, lot 786