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Phillip Cobb worked in Shanghai for Unilever circa 1930s. The
Lever brothers established their first operation in Shanghai in
1923 and soon became the largest soap manufacturer in the
Far East.

菲利浦·柯布(Phillip Cobb)於約1930年代在上海聯合利華集團
工作。利華兄弟於1923年在上海建立了第一個業務，並且很
快成為遠東地區最大的肥皂製造商。

Phillip Cobb

THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH FAMILY 英國家族藏品
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A VERY RARE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE
‘PEONY SCROLL’ BOWL
Xuande six-character mark in a line and of the period
Sturdily potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a circular
foot, the exterior painted in richly-toned cobalt blue with eight
large herbaceous peony blooms borne on a meandering leafy scroll
above a band of upright lotus lappets, all encased within double-lined
borders and two bands of evenly-spaced flower-heads encircling the
rim and foot, the body with a horizontal six-character kaishu mark.
27cm (10 5/8in) diam.

HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
US$100,000 - 150,000

明宣德 青花纏枝芍藥紋大盌 青花「大明宣德年製」楷書款

Provenance:
Phillip Cobb (d.1954), acquired in Shanghai circa 1930s,
and thence by descent

來源：
Phillip Cobb (卒於1954年)，約1930年代購於上海，後由家族繼承

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