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9395                                                                   9399
A SET OF FOUR FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED TEA BOWLS                          A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED LOTUS BOWL
Tongzhi mark, late Qing/Republic period                                Qianlong mark, Republic period
Each of ogee form, painted on the exterior with depictions of various  Of inverted pear form and painted on the interior in opaque enamels
historical figures and their biographies, the recessed base bearing a  with the petals and stamens of a lotus flower, the recessed base
stamped four-character mark in iron red.                               bearing the six-character mark in underglaze blue seal script.
3 5/8in (9cm) diameter                                                 5 3/4in (14.6cm) diameter

US$1,000 - 1,500                                                       US$800 - 1,200

9396                                                                   9400
TWO FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED PORCELAINS                                   A SMALL IRON RED AND GILT PAINTED ARCHAISTIC HU-
Qianlong marks                                                         FORM VASE
The first a compressed globular box with blue enamel flower and leaf   Qianlong mark, Republic period
patterns framing an ogival reserve painted in rich colors with quail,  Or rectangular section and faceted pear form with a pair of mock
flowering branches and a garden rock, the recessed base bearing        elephant head and ring handles picked out in gilt on the short sides,
the four-character mark in blue enamel (minor chip); the second a      one long side painted with a dragon and the other side with fu-lions
shallow saucer dish painted in bright colors with pheasants, autumn    above a continuous rock and wave band rendered in gilt and iron
flowers and garden rock as well as a ten-character inscription, the    red, the recessed base bearing the four-character mark in underglaze
recessed base also bearing the four-character mark in blue enamel      blue standard script.
(broken and re-stuck).                                                 4in (10cm) high
4 5/8 and 6 7/8in (11.8 and and 17.5cm) diameter
                                                                       US$1,000 - 1,500
US$1,500 - 2,500
                                                                       9401
9397                                                                   A LARGE POLYCHROME ENAMELED MODEL OF AN
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED TEACUPS                                AUSPICIOUS PEACH
Qianong marks, late Qing/Republic period                               20th century
Each painted with the Three Stars of Happiness standing below a        The hollow molded fruit facing upwards and applied in high relief with
tree, the rim striped in gilt and the base bearing the six-character   a leafy stem below a bat holding in its beak a ribboned chime and
mark in iron red seal script (one cup cracked).                        ruyi scepter head, all tinted in bright opaque enamels of the famille
2 3/8in (6cm) high                                                     rose palette (repaired and retouched).
                                                                       9 1/2in (24cm) high
US$800 - 1,000
                                                                       US$1,200 - 1,800
PROPERTY FROM A HAWAIIAN COLLECTION BY DESCENT
THROUGH THE FAMILY, ACQUIRED IN HONG KONG IN THE
1960S AND LATER

9398
A SMALL ROSE ENAMELED WATER COUPE
Qianlong mark, Republic period
Thinly potted in the shape of a Buddhist alms bowl with in-curving
rim and two pairs of facing dragon heads issuing from squared
scrolls painted in dark rose colored enamel on a lustrous glaze
covering all surfaces except the foot pad, the recessed base bearing
the four-character mark in iron red standard script.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) diameter

US$1,000 - 1,500

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