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A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
(LOTS 425-433 INCLUSIVE)

425 *
A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED ‘LOTUS’ DISH
15th century
Boldly carved to the centre with twin flowering lotus stems and foliate
scrolls, the cavetto with three lotus blooms issuing from scrolling,
leafy stems, the everted rim with a wave and floral design, the
exterior with a comb pattern band encircling the foot. 42.5cm (16
3/4in) diam.
£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 32,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000

The Property of a Gentleman

Provenance: The property of a European family acquired circa 1900
and thence by descent.
425

426 *
A LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED ‘LOTUS’ DISH
15th century
The large shallow dish with gently rounded sides rising to an everted
rim, carved to the well with a stylised lotus bloom and foliate scrolls,
the cavetto with three lotus flowerheads borne on undulating stems,
the rim with a wave motif design. 47.5cm (18 3/4in) diam.
£2,500 - 3,000
HK$27,000 - 32,000
CNY22,000 - 26,000

The Property of a Gentleman

Provenance: The property of a European family, acquired circa 1900
and thence by descent.

Compare with a similar group of Longquan ‘lotus’ dishes published
in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum: Yuan and Ming
Dynasty Celadon Wares, Regia Krahl, Sotheby’s Publishing, 1986,
pp.306-307, nos. 250-259.
426

427 *
A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED ‘LOTUS’ DISH
15th century
The robustly potted dish with gently rounded sides rising to an
everted rim, delicately carved to the well with a single flowering lotus
stem, the rim with an undulating foliate and floral design. 39.5cm (15
1/2in) diam.
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

The Property of a Gentleman

Provenance: The property of a European family, acquired circa 1900
and thence by descent.

427

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