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MARCHANT, EST. 1925
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A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE PUNCHBOWL
QIANLONG PERIOD (1735-96)
Very fnely enameled with a continuous scene of Chinese families
at leisure, inside a gilt grapevine border and central fower spray
15º in. (38.7 cm.) diameter
$25,000-40,000
PROVENANCE
The collection of Alfred Beit (1903-1994).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, London, 6 November 2013, lot 88.
Sir Alfred Lane Beit, 2nd Baronet, was a British Conservative Party
politician, art collector, philanthropist and honorary Irish citizen.
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